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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won’t thwart gun buyback
Several provinces and police services cite resource limits and unclear program logistics while over 22,000 firearms have been declared in the federal buyback, officials said.
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the program earlier this month, with impacted gun owners submitting declarations for more than 22,000 firearms, The Canadian Press reported Jan. 29, 2026.
- Since 2020, the Liberal government banned more than 2,500 makes and models designated as 'assault-style', including the AR-15, prompting the need for removal and compensation.
- The federal plan budgets $250 million to compensate owners, covering 136,000 weapons, with owners required to declare interest by the end of March and prohibited firearms disposed by Oct. 30.
- Police and political leaders in more than half of Canada have rejected the compensation program, while Quebec government and Sûreté du Québec remain the only participants as Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and Northwest Territories decline.
- Federal officials say they can roll out the program in every jurisdiction except Saskatchewan and Alberta, using mobile collection units and off-duty or retired police amid resource concerns from New Brunswick and warnings from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham.
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'Waste of money,' Windsor gunshop says, as local police opt out of Ottawa firearm buyback program
Local gun owners will have to find alternative means to surrender or get rid of their prohibited firearms after both Windsor and LaSalle police departments stated they will not participate in Ottawa's buyback program.
·Windsor, Canada
Read Full ArticleAnandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won’t thwart gun buyback
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn’t foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.
·Canada
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