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Liberal Government Commits $1 Billion for Provinces to Ban Handguns: Public Safety Minister

The Liberal government will provide a $1 billion fund to help provinces ban handguns, while making the firearms buyback program mandatory, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Thursday. The federal government has introduced new legislation to address gun-related crimes, such as a ban of over 1,500 assault-type rifles that went into effect on May 1,…


Gun Buyback ‘a Huge Taxpayer Boondoggle at the Worst Possible Time’: Tax Advocacy Group

The federal government’s plan to buy back newly banned guns will cost a lot more than its initial estimates, says a tax advocacy group. “The cost could be hundreds of millions of dollars more than what we were sold on,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “Really, this has the makings…


Gun Buyback ‘a Huge Taxpayer Boondoggle at the Worst Possible Time’: Taxpayer Advocacy Group

The federal government’s plan to buy back newly banned guns will cost a lot more than its initial estimates, says a tax advocacy group. “The cost could be hundreds of millions of dollars more than what we were sold on,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “Really, this has the makings…