Only 25 firearms collected in test run of Carney government's gun buyback plan — Toronto Star
That figure is 12.5 per cent of the Liberal government's 200-gun goal.
Late Wednesday, Public Safety Canada announced the results of a six-week pilot program that ran in parts of Cape Breton last fall, which was designed to test the system before it rolled out nationally.
The pilot had been launched with the intent of collecting up to a maximum of 200 banned guns. The department confirms only 25 were turned in and destroyed.
Federal government confirms 25 guns collected in 'buyback' pilot, as Quebec pledges support — National Post
The department said in a statement it would compensate Quebec to the tune of $12 million to assist in collection efforts
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said much of the same, with Mike Ellis, her United Conservative Party government’s public safety minister, sending letters to provincial police chiefs last month advising them against taking part, including any “contracted RCMP service provider.”
Robert Freberg, who serves as commissioner of the Saskatchewan Firearm Office, also said Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government would not be directing local police to partake in the program.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt’s Liberal government also decided against striking any kind of a deal with the federal government and requested that police resources not be used.
The Nova Scotia government says the province has no role in the program, while the British Columbia government said it supports the program and was leaving it up to different police forces to determine their participation?
Liberals push back launch of firearm compensation program for individuals until January 2026 — National Post
Last month, the public safety minister's office said the program would launch ‘before the end of 2025.’ It has given no reason for the latest delay