Trudeau promises more gun control and goes on the attack against Scheer

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This is an important one, folks.
Daniel Fritter does some deep digging on the financials and administration, and this is information the Liberals do not want to be very public.
There is a lot here.

See it all at the link below:

Gun Ban Budget Nearing $1BN, Cost-Per-Gun Seized Currently Over $20,000

Five years since its announcement, costs associated with the Liberal gun bans are beginning to accelerate, raising questions about contracts, transparency.

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Canada's National Firearms Association

Political Theatre in the House: Calkins Slams Liberal Fear Tactics and Firearms Priorities

On June 2, 2025, during debate in the House of Commons on the Speech from the Throne, MP Blaine Calkins (Ponoka - Didsbury) delivered a searing rebuke of the federal Liberal government’s use of fear-based narratives and broken promises—particularly in regard to firearm policy.

Calkins accused the Liberals of manipulating public sentiment to win elections, only to renege on commitments once in office. He pointed to a troubling imbalance in budget estimates: for every dollar allocated toward combatting gangs and violent crime, the government plans to spend four targeting law-abiding firearms owners.

“The way the Liberals operate in Canada, they say whatever they need to say—create whatever state of fear they need to create—in order to get elected. Then they come to Ottawa and basically renege on all of the promises that they made.”

Calkins, who represents a large rural constituency in Alberta, emphasized that his community is home to hunters, farmers, ranchers—people who legally and responsibly own firearms. He expressed frustration that despite rhetoric about respecting these Canadians, the government’s actions consistently target the lawful while sidestepping the criminal element that drives actual violence.

“We heard His Majesty the King, in the Speech from the Throne, talk about respecting law-abiding firearms owners. Yet we take a look at the estimates tabled by this government—they're going to spend four dollars going after law-abiding gun owners for every one dollar they’re going to spend going after gangs and criminals.”

The numbers Calkins referenced come from federal spending estimates that break down public safety expenditures. These documents have revealed a consistent pattern: disproportionate resource allocation toward programs like gun buybacks, regulation enforcement, and administrative measures affecting licensed owners—while funding for initiatives targeting organized crime and illegal smuggling remains relatively limited.

His remarks echo a growing concern across rural and suburban Canada: that firearm policy has become more about political optics than public safety.
“Liberals seem to say one thing, and do the exact opposite.”

Calkins’ comments hopefully spark renewed debate over the government’s approach. For many Canadians, especially those outside urban centres, his words resonated with frustration they’ve long felt—frustration that their way of life is being undermined in the name of Liberal political theatre.

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Canada Gun Licences Rise to New Record in 2024​

Highlights

Total PAL holders rose 2.5% to 2,412,122 in December 2024 from 2,352,504 in December 2023.

PALs advanced in every province and territory, led by Ontario (+3.3%, +22,356 people) and Alberta (+3.3%, +12,006 people).

142,332 adults obtained a PAL for the first time.

Net increase of 59,618 PALs in 2024 exceeded 10-year annual average gain of about 40,000.

“Restricted” PAL (RPAL) +3.1% to 775,266 vs. 752,002.

Data Source: RCMP Commissioner of Firearms Report for 2024

Canada Gun Licences Rise to New Record in 2024, Led By Ontario and Alberta – TheGunBlog.ca

TheGunBlog.ca — The number of adults in Canada with a government-approved gun licence rose to a new annual record in 2024, again defying the Liberal Party-led a

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Cost of federal gun grab hits $342.6 million amid data concerns​

The federal government’s controversial gun grab of “assault-style” firearms is now expected to cost $342.6 million, according to testimony from public safety officials who acknowledged the estimate relies on outdated police data from over a decade ago.

Speaking before the Senate national finance committee, senior officials from the Department of Public Safety confirmed that the first phase of the program, involving the collection of prohibited firearms from businesses, ended April 30 with about $20 million budgeted to retrieve 12,000 weapons.

Blacklock's Reporter said so far, $4.8 million has been invoiced for that phase, excluding additional costs such as destruction services and staff.

The second phase, targeting gun owners directly, is expected to be far more expensive.

The department plans to spend another $75.5 million in support to provinces and territories, while $260 million has been earmarked to compensate individual owners.

Despite the hefty price tag, officials admitted they are uncertain how many firearms are actually in circulation.

“We are estimating there is a total of approximately 180,000 assault-style firearms to collect,” said Marcia Jones, director general with the department.

“Those estimates are based on data provided by the RCMP for previously registered firearms. We were able to do estimates based on what was known in 2012.”

That admission raised eyebrows among senators, especially since Parliament ordered the destruction of long-gun registry records in 2012 through Bill C-19.

Sen. Claude Carignan questioned how the department could rely on data that was supposed to be erased.

“So this is leftover data that was used here?” Carignan asked. “That’s right,” replied Jones.

Jones explained that while Québec maintained its own registry, the rest of the country now has what she described as “a bit of a data gap,” especially when it comes to unregistered firearms.

A 2020 cabinet forecast projected the buyback would cost between $300 million and $400 million. The Parliamentary Budget Office later warned the total could reach $756 million due to significant unknowns about the number of affected firearms.

“There remain too many outstanding questions,” the PBO wrote in its 2021 report on the buyback program’s cost estimate.

Cost of federal gun grab hits $342.6 million amid data concerns

The federal government’s controversial gun grab of “assault-style” firearms is now expected to cost $342.6 million, according to testimony from public safety officials who acknowledged the estimate relies on outdated police data from over a decade ago.

www.westernstandard.news

They are SERIOUSLY underestimating the related costs.

 

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WATCH: Wow! While Liberal pro-crime laws C-5 and C-75 have ensured the frequent release of violent repeat offenders, incl. those guilty of domestic violence, Sec. of State @RubySahotaLib and @NathalieProvost allege licensed gun owners are the real problem, not criminals.

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