Vic Toews, Member of Parliament for Provencher and President of the Treasury Board, expressed disappointment today that Manitoba Liberal and NDP members of parliament voted in favour of a Bloc Quebecois motion to maintain the long-gun registry.
“Our Government position is clear: we support the repeal of the of the long-gun registry because it unfairly targets farmers and hunters, not criminals,” said Toews.
On April 1, 2009, the Government introduced a bill in the Senate to eliminate the requirement for Canadians to register their non-restricted long-guns.
The legislation introduced will:
• Repeal the requirement for individuals and businesses to register non-restricted long-guns; and
• Require firearms retailers to record all sales transactions of non-restricted firearms, as was the case prior to the imposition of the long-gun registry.
“Clearly, the opposition supports wasting more money on a long-gun registry that the Auditor General has reported has wasted taxpayers’ money and contains data that is unreliable. That is not our position. Our Government will continue to fight for effective gun control that targets criminals, not farmers and hunters,” concluded Toews.
