Re: hot off the press
Pauly:
No disrespect intended - just a reasonable critique.
" Freeland made it very clear that hunters rights would not be infringed upon."
They passed an order in council without debate that takes immediate effect.
It's not going to stop many, if any, illegal gun traffic.
It will (and has) cement a great deal of support for the LPC among their base and perhaps grab them some ne adherents.
It's not an attempt to come up with a reasonable, effective and efficient solution to whatever the problem is.
There are no real definitions -
-Is the problem mass shootings? Any shooting? Any loss of life by firearm? Not defined.
-What are "military style" rifles? What are "assault weapons"? Again, no real definition.
-What is the goal and why is it a good one? Again, not explained or defined.
I'm pretty sure that if I had a reasonable basis for the outright ban or currently legal private property I could certainly convince, for example, Gateholio, of why it should go forward, and if the basis was actually reasonable I bet I'd get some support from him.
Given than, I'm really certain that if I had a reasonable position and I were, say, the PM, I could debate it in public, in long form, and make my case.
Instead we see a tragic shooting, immediately followed by predictions that JT will exploit the situation to advance his political agenda, followed by JT doing exactly that (that list was in the desk drawer for a long time, let's face it), and it's all done without any debate.
That's a law passed but executive order, not by a legislature, and that is simply wrong.
The fact that it's so widely cheered is equally disturbing.
Rob Chipman
"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders" - Ed Abbey
"Grown men do not need leaders" - also Ed Abbey