\u0022He was not aware of the tragic events of Dec. 6, 1989,\u0022 France Margaret Bélanger says about Canadiens goaltender\u0027s Instagram post.
Her comment came two days after Price took to Instagram to oppose Bill C-21, the federal government’s new firearms bill. In his post, Price said he supported the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, which made headlines last month for using POLY — as in the PolySeSouvient gun control group, formed after the 1989 shooting — as a promo code.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“Our bill does not target firearms currently used for hunting and we fully respect the traditions of hunters and Indigenous Peoples,” Audrey Champoux said in a statement.introduced last month proposed expanding the definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm. While the Liberal government has maintained the definition applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield, Conservative MPs have said it would affect a number of hunting rifles and shotguns.
Champoux accused conservative politicians and pro-gun groups of inciting fear instead of participating in the debate.
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