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Updated on October 4, 2015
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  • Passed Bill C-19 in 2012, which authorized the destruction of the long-gun registry, consisting of all records that linked non-prohibited, non-restricted firearms to their owners; pledges to never reinstate this registry, but all restricted firearms are still required to be registered (1, 2)

  • Bill C-19 also amended Canada's Firearms Act and the Criminal Code so that Canadians are no longer required to register firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted (1)

  • Introduced the Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act (Bill C-42) in 2015, which prohibits firearm ownership for citizens convicted of domestic violence offences and makes it mandatory for first-time firearms licence applicants to take firearms safety classes (3, 4, 5, 14)

  • Passed Bill C-24 which makes changes to the licensing system, gives the federal government power to classify guns as restricted or non-restricted, and lightens certain transportation regulations for restricted guns (3, 4)

  • Delayed implementing firearm marking requirements of the United Nations Firearms Protocol and Organization of American States multiple times to allow for more consultation time (6, 7)


  • Opposed the destruction of the long-gun registry in 2012 because of safety and law enforcement concerns, but does not intend to reinstate it (8)

  • Opposed Bill C-42’s lightening of certain firearms transportation regulations, stating that this allows cover for illegal gun transportation and is therefore a threat to public safety (4, 9)

  • Believes that changes to firearm transportation regulations may be practical in rural areas, but Bill C-42’s allowance of firearms transportation without a transportation permit will cause issues for law enforcement in urban regions (9)

  • Believes in combatting gun smuggling and other illegal firearms offences by providing law enforcement agencies with more tools to track firearms (without reinstating the long gun registry) (10)


  • Opposed the destruction of the long-gun registry in 2012 because of safety and law enforcement concerns, but does not intend to reinstate it (8, 10)

  • Opposed Bill C-42, partially because it allows owners of restricted firearms to more freely transport these firearms in their vehicles without the need for a transportation permit (9, 11)

  • Believes that the authority to classify guns into restricted and non-restricted categories should belong to law enforcement agencies, with Parliamentary supervision and assent, and not to the federal government as Bill C-42 allows (5, 9, 11)

  • Supports mandatory firearms safety classes for first-time gun license applicants, the ability to prohibit firearm ownership for citizens convicted of domestic violence offences, and certain licensing changes in Bill C-42 that streamline paperwork procedures (5, 11)


  • Opposed the destruction of the long gun registry in 2012 because of safety and law enforcement concerns, and wants to amend it instead (12)

  • Voted against Bill C-42 (15)

  • Pledges to combat gun smuggling by increasing support of Integrated Border Enforcement Teams and implementing measures to make sure that gun smuggling is treated as a more serious crime than customs violations (13)

  • Pledges to reform the restricted gun registry by reviewing it with First Nations and hunting and shooting sports organizations to protect law-abiding citizens from unjustified firearms confiscation (13)

  • Pledges to fulfill Canada's international obligations to the United Nations Firearms Protocol and the Organization of American States Firearms Convention by implementing firearm marking requirements (13)

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