Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry: Mendicino
The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says.
Gun owners group insist firearms ban driven by ideology while government stresses public safety
A firearm advocacy group says the Liberal government's effort to ban a wide variety of rifles is being driven by ideology, not public safety.
Conservatives 'fearmongering' over assault-style gun ban: Mendicino
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is accusing the Conservatives of "whipping up fear" that the Liberal government is outlawing ordinary long guns and hunting rifles.
Liberals, Tories spar over definition of assault-style firearm for prohibition law
The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield.
Critics say provision in federal firearms bill could weaken public safety
Critics of a planned new measure to remove guns from the wrong hands say it could actually undermine efforts to make people safer.
'Freedom Convoy' posed no threat to the security of Canada: CSIS director
Liberal cabinet ministers deemed last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests a threat to national security, despite warnings from the federal intelligence agency that threshold was not met, an inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act learned on Monday, November 14, 2022.
Gun control advocates urge MPs to expand types of firearms banned
Prominent gun-control groups are urging MPs to legislatively enshrine a comprehensive ban on firearms the government outlawed using regulatory orders more than two years ago.
Canadian gun control group says hobbies should not outweigh the lives of children
An umbrella group of gun-control advocates says any exceptions to the federal handgun freeze should be very narrowly defined.
Handgun freeze should have more exemptions, sport shooters say
MPs are coming under pressure to broaden an exemption to a planned federal handgun freeze to include a wider range of sport shooters — an idea prominent firearm-control advocates firmly oppose.