Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised Tuesday to subject a national ban on so-called assault-style firearms to a classification review by a panel of experts
, when specifically asked about the prohibition, that he wasn’t “seeking to change the laws as they are.”Asked about the apparent shift, campaign spokeswoman Laurence Toth said that Charest stands by his initial position. What he’s proposing is a review of the regulations and not a legislative change, she said.
“A Charest government will implement common-sense gun laws by taking this divisive wedge issue out of the hands of politicians and hand over the classification of weapons to a panel representing both policing and firearms experts,” Michelle Coates Mather, also a spokeswoman for Charest, said on Tuesday.
Gun control has also re-emerged as an issue during the race to find O’Toole’s replacement thanks to the Liberal government tabling new legislation in the House of Commons proposing to freeze the sale, purchase and importation of handguns. Leslyn Lewis, who placed third in the 2020 leadership race, e-mailed supporters Tuesday to accuse the Liberals of playing politics with public safety.
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