Province appoints panel to review federal gun-control bill
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This article was published 19/03/2021 (1833 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Manitoba government has created an advisory group to review Ottawa’s recently proposed gun-control legislation.
The federal Liberal government’s Bill C-21 would amend the rules around the use, transportation and storage of firearms.
The bill proposes a buyback of many recently banned firearms the government considers to be assault-style weapons. However, owners would be allowed to keep them under strict conditions.
Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen said the province is hearing concerns about Bill C-21 from hunters, trappers and sport shooters.
“Although there are some portions of the legislation that we support, we feel the proposed legislation unfairly targets legal firearm owners. The evidence is clear that hunters, trappers, sport shooters and rural landowners are not the issue when it comes to firearm related crimes,” he said in a news release.
Justice Minister Cameron Friesen said the province is “committed to addressing the issue of gun crime and working effectively with law enforcement agencies to get illegal firearms off our streets.”
He said the federal bill would result in “a patchwork of approaches across the country, which would be confusing, ineffective and unenforceable.”
“If the federal government was really serious about cracking down on guns used in the commission of a crime, they would focus on preventing the illegal importation of weapons into Canada rather than targeting legal firearm owners,” Friesen said.
Members of the provincial advisory group include:
● Paul Conchatre — Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association.
● Carly Deacon — Manitoba Wildlife Federation.
● Rob Andrushuk — Manitoba Trappers Association.
● Darrel Deslauriers — Indigenous Peoples Alliance of Manitoba.
● Archie McPherson — Reeve, RM of Pipestone.
● Matt Hipwell — president, Wolverine Supplies.
● Grant Boryskavich — Reeve, RM of Riding Mountain West.
● Dean Barteski — youth mentor and former farmer.
● Thomas Nepinak — First Nations elder.
Tory MLA Rick Wowchuk, Pedersen’s legislative assistant, will lead the advisory group.
— Staff