Vic Toews, Conservative Candidate for Provencher, today applauded Prime Minister Harper’s announcement that a re-elected Conservative Government will introduce legislation to scrap the long-gun registry once and for all.
“Our Conservative Government has a strong record of support for law-abiding farmers and hunters, many of whom call Manitoba home,” said Toews. “We have long opposed the wasteful and ineffective long-gun registry and have instead chosen to focus our resources on real criminals.”
Toews noted that Manitoba Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner came close to repealing the long-gun registry following her introduction of a Private Member’s Bill (C-391) in 2009. The bill was eventually defeated by two votes when a number of Ignatieff-led Coalition MPs voted to defeat the bill after having previously voted to support it on Second Reading.
“Unfortunately, Coalition MPs demonstrated how out of touch they are with the interests of farmers, hunters and rural Canadian communities when they voted to defeat Candice Hoeppner’s bill to end the long-gun registry,” said Toews. “Our Party stands with rural Canada and can be counted on to scrap the long-gun registry.”
Today, Prime Minister Harper also announced a plan to create a new hunting and wildlife advisory panel comprised of representatives from hunting, fishing and conservation organizations, to ensure government decisions regarding issues like endangered species, wetland protection and nature conservation are based on solid science and balanced advice.
