OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he made "misguided" comments after a leaked audio recording reviewed by the Star reveals him claiming Mark Carney's government is forging ahead with the Trudeau-era gun ban and buyback program because of electoral pressures from Quebec, despite stringent opposition from provinces, police and gun owners across the rest of the country???
It was one of many revelations made in a roughly 20-minute back-and-forth about the plan between Anandasangaree and his tenant, who lives in a Toronto residential property owned by the minister. The tenant, who is a frustrated gun owner, recorded the conversation discreetly because they were discussing issues at the home before the minister began talking about the buyback scheme.
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At one point, Anandasangaree made personal promises to his tenant, offering to pay the difference to the man if the federal government's compensation is not as much as what he paid for his now-banned guns. At another, he tells him he would bail him out if he is arrested for non-compliance, though he insists it's up to police to enforce the program and "it will not go that far." (???)
Pretty sure this Lib isn’t gonna do that for all of Canada, but an interesting insight into how fair he feels this process is.
Clips of the conversation, which occurred Sunday morning, were circulating online after the man shared it with the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. The Star has obtained the full version and confirmed the authenticity of the recording with the man, who believed the content of the conversation was in the public interest but wished not to be identified out of fear of repercussions, etc…
In a statement to the Star, Anandasangaree said he unequivocally supports the program despite his comments and that it needs to proceed after many delays because it is critical to combatting crime and getting guns off the streets.
It was one of many revelations made in a roughly 20-minute back-and-forth about the plan between Anandasangaree and his tenant, who lives in a Toronto residential property owned by the minister. The tenant, who is a frustrated gun owner, recorded the conversation discreetly because they were discussing issues at the home before the minister began talking about the buyback scheme.
Liberals' push for gun buyback program fuelled by pressure from Quebec, public safety minister says in leaked audio — Toronto Star
A gun-owning tenant recorded a conversation with Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree without the minister's knowledge.
Pretty sure this Lib isn’t gonna do that for all of Canada, but an interesting insight into how fair he feels this process is.
Clips of the conversation, which occurred Sunday morning, were circulating online after the man shared it with the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. The Star has obtained the full version and confirmed the authenticity of the recording with the man, who believed the content of the conversation was in the public interest but wished not to be identified out of fear of repercussions, etc…
In a statement to the Star, Anandasangaree said he unequivocally supports the program despite his comments and that it needs to proceed after many delays because it is critical to combatting crime and getting guns off the streets.