US EditionPolice Lack Resources to Enforce Gun Buyback, Minister Suggests in Recorded Exchange
- On September 22, 2025, The Canadian Press reported that Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said municipal police have limited resources to enforce the federal firearm buyback program.
- This followed a recorded Sunday conversation in which Anandasangaree told an acquaintance not to worry about arrest for refusing to turn in a banned firearm amid a buyback phase announcement.
- Since May 2020, the government outlawed about 2,500 types of assault-style guns and declared an amnesty period until October 30 to protect owners during buyback.
- Anandasangaree said the buyback budget is capped at $742 million, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney vowed to revive the stalled program to address crime and border security.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the government for targeting lawful gun owners with funds that could support police, highlighting political divides over the program's implementation.
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The Leaked Conversation at the heart of the federal Gun Buyback Boondoggle
The federal government is pushing ahead with a gun buyback program that will cost taxpayers $742 million dollars. This program will create a legal conundrum in Canada as the government has created a class of lawbreakers out of otherwise law abiding gun owners. These are hundreds of thousands of Canadians who purchased and store their guns legally. Mark Carney’s government has declared certain types of guns illegal, but law enforcement agencie…
On Tuesday, the Conservatives called for the resignation of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, the same day the government announced the details of the firearms buyback program. The minister is in hot water after suggesting in a recording made without his knowledge that municipal police forces had little resources to enforce it.
Statements by the Federal Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree, have shaken his credibility.
Leaked Audio: Public Safety Minister Expressed Doubts About Gun Buyback in Private Conversation
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a private conversation he doesn’t think municipal police forces will have the resources to enforce the Liberal government’s gun buyback program, according to a leaked audio recording. The minister had the private conversation on Sept. 21 with an individual he says he has known for “many years.” The individual recorded the conversation without Anandasangaree’s knowledge and leaked the recording t…
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