The usefulness of any of these legislative changes is questionable, despite the heated rhetoric on all sides
Alistair MacGregor, the party’s public safety critic, said there is no reason to have military assault weapons in Canadian communities. “But the Liberals introduced a last-minute amendment to their firearms bill without New Democrats’ knowledge. Many Indigenous people, hunters and farmers have raised concerns regarding the potential impact of these changes, and we are taking those concerns very seriously.
Angus has a canny instinct for political self-preservation but neither he nor his NDP colleagues are stooges for the gun lobby. The Conservatives sought to repeal the registry but didn’t have the votes until they won a majority government in 2011. They came close in 2009, when they secured the backing of some Liberal and NDP MPs, including Angus. But, in one of Michael Ignatieff’s few successes as Liberal leader, he whipped his MPs to ensure Conservative support for a private member’s bill that repealed the registry was narrowly defeated.
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