Former Supreme Court justice John Major will serve as chair of the federal government's firearms advisory committee, CBC News has learned. The advisory committee provides advice and expertise to the government on firearms issues and has been vacant since the Liberals came to office in 2015. Major served on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1992 until 2005. Most recently, Major has been practising law in Calgary. Having a former Supreme Court judge heading the committee signals the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee will be serving a much different role than it did in the past.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2017 02:38 UTC