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Game Changing Gun Control Bill Expected to Receive Royal Assent

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Giovedì, Dicembre 14, 2023

The game-changing Bill reflects more than thirty years of advocacy by the Coalition for Gun Control to make Canadians safer from gun violence.

Key Points: 
  • The game-changing Bill reflects more than thirty years of advocacy by the Coalition for Gun Control to make Canadians safer from gun violence.
  • Founded in the wake of the Montreal massacre, the Coalition has worked nationally on evidence-based strategies to reduce gun violence.
  • “The legislation passed today is a long time coming,” said Wendy Cukier, co-founder of the Coalition for Gun Control.
  • The second was criticized by some gun control advocates for not going far enough but the third version, arguably, went too far.