"How many years do we have to wait — and how many deaths — before we have a strong law on gun control?" Critics have attacked the voluntary basis of the buyback program and the decision to delegate responsibility for banning handguns to municipalities. Polytechnique survivor Heidi Rathjen, right, says the federal government's proposed gun control measures sound good but are actually toothless. The Bloc Québécois' 2019 election platform did not cite a specific policy on firearms or gun control. "We're losing the war, despite the fact that Liberals get re-elected on gun control promises ...

Source: CBC News August 16, 2021 08:00 UTC