America’s Northern Neighbor Going On Gun-Grabbing Spree
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Canada is considering using retired and off-duty police officers to carry out a door-to-door collection of firearms, according to a senior government official who spoke during a parliamentary hearing in March.
In May 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Bill C-21, aimed at freezing handgun sales and implementing a “buyback” program for military-style semi-automatic firearms. The bill became law in December 2023. During the hearing, Conservative MP Dane Lloyd from Alberta raised concerns about compliance with the law.
“Minister, the declaration period for firearms owners ends next week,” Lloyd said. “So far, only 2.5 percent of the estimated two million affected firearms have been registered. That leaves 98 percent of gun owners who haven’t declared their weapons. What is your plan if they don’t comply?”
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The legislation followed Trudeau’s government banning over 2,500 types of modern semi-automatic firearms, a move influenced by a 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The bill included a buyback program modeled after Australia’s approach to removing “assault weapons” from private ownership.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree responded that collection efforts would begin after March 31, once the registration period ends. He indicated that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and other law enforcement agencies would handle the operation throughout the spring and summer.
Lloyd pressed further, noting staffing challenges. “Minister, the Auditor General recently reported that the RCMP is short 3,400 officers while the country faces rising violent crime. You’re proposing sending RCMP officers door-to-door over several months to seize firearms?”
After a failed “buyback” with low compliance, Canadian Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree suggests police will go door-to-door this spring and summer to collect firearms.
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Anandasangaree clarified that the effort would not pull officers from regular duties. “We will use additional resources, including off-duty and retired officers. Quebec, for example, has mechanisms to supplement enforcement. This plan does not reduce the capacity of our current police forces,” he said.
The National Rifle Association criticized Canada’s program. Justin Davis, the NRA’s Director of Public Affairs, said, “Canadian officials claimed this was about public safety. We warned that the true goal would be mandatory registration and mass confiscation. Gun-grabbers never stop at ‘reasonable’ restrictions—they continue until all rights are eliminated.”
Meanwhile, in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a plan for large-scale firearm confiscation after a December 2025 terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event on Bondi Beach, inspired by the Islamic State.
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