An MP filed a question about gun crime stats, and the answer was full of holes. The information gaps call into question whether Canada has enough good-quality data to support a debate on gun control, expert ajsomerset argues.
to a Conservative MP’s question about gun crimes calls into question whether Canada has enough good-quality data to support a debate on gun control, the MP and anBruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Alex Ruff recently received an answer to written questions he filed about what types of firearms were involved in crimes in Canada, and whether they were legally or illegally owned.
The document does provide some information but also reveals significant holes in what we know about gun crime in Canada. This fall, the Commons will resume debate on , a package of gun control measures. A prominent feature of the bill involves freezing the sale or transfer of handguns.
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