Registry foe: Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner
Canwest News Service is reporting today that the Conservative government in Ottawa is planning to once again extend the amnesty for those who have not signed on to the federal gun registry. Apparently, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews will officially announce the one-year extension during an address today to the Manitoba Wildlife Federation.
The one-year reprieve will mark the fifth extension granted by the Conservatives since they first gained minority rule in 2006. The current deadline was set to expire May 16.
Meanwhile, the private memberâs bill designed to scrap the registry, courtesy of Portage la Prairie Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner, continues to wend its way toward passage having made it past second reading prior to the proroguing of parliament. According to the Toronto Star, Deputy RCMP Commissioner Bill Sweeney told a Commons committee yesterday âthereâs strong evidence the long-gun registry promotes police and public safetyâ (to quote the Star).
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///// FOLLOW ON TWITTER: @OutdoorWalsh ///// Outdoor Canada Editor Patrick Walsh grew up fishing and hunting in Bracebridge, Ontario, where he began his magazine career in 1983 as assistant editor of Muskoka Life. Since then, he has worked for a variety of media, both in Canada and abroad, earning numerous writing and editing awards. In both 2011 and 2005, the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors named him Editor of the Year, while Outdoor Canada was honoured as Magazine of the Year. Learn more: www.outdoorcanada.ca.
