Wednesday, June 17, 2026
ADVT 
National

Get on with gun-control measures, advocates say

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Nov, 2020 08:47 PM
  • Get on with gun-control measures, advocates say

Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures, including a buyback of recently outlawed firearms, stricter storage provisions and steps to control handguns.

Heidi Rathjen, coordinator of the group PolySeSouvient, told an online news conference today that several months later there are no signs of progress on legislation.

Rathjen was joined in the virtual session by victims of mass shootings who want to see government action.

The federal government outlawed a wide range of firearms by cabinet order in May, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting.

The measures have met with stiff criticism from some firearms owners and the federal Conservatives, who question the value of the ban.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

No End In Sight For B.C. Forestry Strike As Mediators Withdraw Services

No End In Sight For B.C. Forestry Strike As Mediators Withdraw Services
VANCOUVER - Efforts to end a bitter, seven-month strike by forestry workers on Vancouver Island hit another impasse as two mediators have pulled out.    

No End In Sight For B.C. Forestry Strike As Mediators Withdraw Services

Body Of Third Man Found After Two Others Died When Truck Swept Into Sooke River

RCMP confirm the body of a third man has been pulled from a river on southern Vancouver Island, west of Victoria.

Body Of Third Man Found After Two Others Died When Truck Swept Into Sooke River

Financial Assistance Available For Victims Of B.C. Flooding

Financial Assistance Available For Victims Of B.C. Flooding
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for eligible British Columbians who may have been affected by overland flooding from heavy rains that began on Jan. 31, 2020, in the following regions:

Financial Assistance Available For Victims Of B.C. Flooding

New Online Application For Property Tax Deferment Will Save Time

New Online Application For Property Tax Deferment Will Save Time
The online application process is designed to lead to quicker application reviews and, for the first time, allow for automatic renewals.

New Online Application For Property Tax Deferment Will Save Time

Second Person Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus In BC Is Woman In Her 50s From Vancouver Coastal Health Region

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in British Columbia:  

Second Person Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus In BC Is Woman In Her 50s From Vancouver Coastal Health Region

Do You Know This Fraud Couple? Abbotsford Police Say They Are Wanted For Store Fraud

On January 25, 2020 at 9:37 pm, the two pictured suspects entered the Superstore located at 2855 Gladwin Road.    

Do You Know This Fraud Couple? Abbotsford Police Say They Are Wanted For Store Fraud