Submitted by Gerald Soroka, MP for Yellowhead.
The Liberal government announced major firearms policy changes in the middle of a global pandemic that does absolutely nothing to address the real problem – gun violence and illegal weapons in Canada. This is wrong.
Members of Parliament should be allowed to debate policy changes and raise their constituents’ concerns.
Conservatives have and will always support common-sense firearms policies that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals.
We are the only party calling for action to tackle the real issue - illegal and smuggled guns. According to Peel Region police, 75 per cent of seized illegal handguns are smuggled in from the U.S.
This was also confirmed by Ottawa’s police chief.
We want to ensure Canadians are safe and secure in their neighbourhoods, which is why during the last election, Conservatives campaigned on a plan for A Safer Canada.
It included the creation of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Firearms Smuggling Task Force to work with law enforcement to crack down on smuggled guns.
It also included making the possession of a smuggled firearm a criminal offence with a mandatory five-year sentence, as well as better information sharing to allow police forces to better-track illegal firearms.
Residents in Yellowhead and Canadians across the country know that taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens does not do anything to stop dangerous criminals.
Conservatives will always support honest firearms owners and focus on cracking down on real criminals.
