Ottawa’s $342M gun grab built on ghost data — while violent crime surges
Bureaucrats are using outdated 2012 long-gun registry data to justify mass confiscation.
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It’s Sheila Gunn Reid filling in for Ezra Levant tonight on The Ezra Levant Show.
New testimony reveals that the Trudeau–Carney government's "assault-style firearm" buyback program is now projected to cost at least $342 million, according to the GunBlog. This entire scheme is based on ownership estimates from a 13-year-old gun registry that Parliament ordered destroyed.
Seriously, bureaucrats are using outdated 2012 long-gun registry data to justify this mass confiscation — akin to using landline data to count cell phones.
Ottawa spent millions buying 12,000 guns from dealers, budgeted $260 million to compensate owners, and gave provinces $75 million for firearm round-ups, yet hasn't disarmed criminals.
Meanwhile, real violent crime is surging.
This week, a Lamborghini owner in Ontario fired at an alleged carjacker. It’s unclear whether the firearm used was legal — but it raises serious questions.
- What rights do Canadians really have when it comes to defending themselves? And why is this government more interested in disarming duck hunters than stopping violent thugs?
- What self-defence rights do Canadians have? Why does the government disarm hunters instead of stopping violent thugs?
GUEST: Firearms lawyer Ian Runkle unpacks the legal implications of the "buyback" program.
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Fran g commented 2025-07-08 19:28:57 -0400CCP in my opinion is the worlds biggest threat -
Robert Pariseau commented 2025-06-22 17:29:15 -0400If you need to “ask those serious questions,” you are either asleep… or an accomplice.
