The Liberal government will begin its long-awaited gun buyback program for individuals next month with a pilot project based in Cape Breton, N.S.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the pilot program in Ottawa on Tuesday, saying the buyback is voluntary and that “no one is having their weapon confiscated.”
“We want to be sure everything is working properly before we open the program nationwide later in the fall,” Anandasangaree said.
BREAKING:
Nathalie Provost, spokesperson for @Polysesouvient and MP & Secretary of State (Nature) @liberal_party for @MarkJCarney , just declared LIVE (in French) that the SKS must be part of the confiscation, AND WILL BE.
She’s still calling the shots; she’s the one…
— Frédéric Meunier (@meunierfredz) September 23, 2025
h/t Mauser
