Liberals Push Back Launch of Firearm 'Buyback' Program for Individuals Until January

Liberals push back launch of firearm 'buyback' program for individuals until January

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is pushing back the expected launch of its “buyback” program for individual gun owners, whose firearms the government has banned, from this fall until January 2026.  Back in September, when Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced that the government would be piloting a small-scale version of the program in parts of Cape Breton, N.S., the minister stated that the goal was to ensure it ran smoo…

Yukon Latest Jurisdiction to Oppose Federal Gun Buyback Program

The recently elected Yukon government says it will not participate in Ottawa’s gun buyback program, joining provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan in their opposition to the federal initiative. The governing party outlined its stance on Ottawa’s buyback program in the Dec. 8 Speech from the Throne, delivered by Yukon commissioner Adeline Webber to open the 36th legislative assembly. The Yukon Party, elected as a majority government in early Nov…

Yukon “Will Not Participate” in Liberal Party of Canada’s Gun Confiscations

TheGunBlog.ca — The Yukon government vowed to protect gun rights and to opt out of the Liberal Party of Canada’s confiscations targeting government-licensed firearm owners, further pushing the crackdown to fail. Source