The West Block – Episode 14, Season 12
: Ottawa wants to crack down on gun crime, but is the government targeting the wrong gun owners?
And, is the Canadian military shortage of troops and equipment affecting its ability to fight in a changing world?Growing opposition to an amendment to Bill C-21 for banning a long list of firearms, including some used by hunters, how did this happen and will the government change it? We’ll ask the public safety minister.
Plus, the path to culture change in the Canadian Armed Forces: why the defence minister says this time is different. The public safety minister says amendments to Ottawa’s controversial gun control legislation are not intended to target law-abiding gun owners, but that’s exactly what critics say the proposed changes to Bill C-21 are doing. The backlash has been swift from hunters, Indigenous groups, and opposition MPs, as well as some provinces.: “This is very political. This is not about targeting safety. This is not about targeting reducing gun crime.
: Let’s take a step back to May 2020, when we introduced an order in council, which is our national assault-style firearms ban. And there are some objectives criteria by which we judge certain guns either to fall into that military style category or are too dangerous. And the rationale here is to move away from cherry picking firearms which can sometimes be politicized and we want to take the temperature down.
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