The Liberal Party of Canada, like all political parties, makes its share of mistakes. But there often seem to be moments where Liberals don’t learn any lessons from past political blunders. They go back to the well to find a single drop of water to help quench their thirst.
The most recent example? The Liberal gun ban and buyback plan to compensate gun owners who turn in banned firearms. Even the minister in charge seems to realize this program is badly flawed.
It was obvious to anyone familiar with the data that the government’s ban on assault-style weapons was never going to make Canada safer. The poor implementation of the policy now means that it will likely end up making Canada more dangerous.
The government’s justification for the ban was weak from the beginning. When former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first announced the prohibition by Order-in-Council in the aftermath of the Nova Scotia massacre, significant problems were already clear. The government could not define what they wanted to ban. Instead, they created a laundry list of infamous guns with equivalent firearms left out.
There are two very simple ways to deduce what a member of cabinet truly thinks about his or her government’s schemes. The first method is to infer what any right-minded, reasonably informed person would think about, say, blowing three-quarters of a billion dollars (plus administrative costs) to confiscate legally owned guns, which we know are not being used in the vast majority of firearms-involved crimes on Canadian streets. The second method is to get ministers in a room where they believe no one is listening, and to let them know it’s safe to use their brains and not their centrally conceived talking points.
OTTAWA — Police across Canada say they are unsure whether they will participate in the federal firearms buyback, with many reporting a lack of detail from government officials.
It comes as time is ticking down to when the federal Liberal government plans to expand the compensation process being piloted in Nova Scotia nationwide later this fall, aimed at gun owners who possess one of the more than 2,500 firearm makes and models the government has banned since 2020.
Below is the full transcript of the leaked conversation between Gary Anandasangaree and his tenant, where he revealed that he doesn’t believe in his own program. Take a look
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Gary: I've got to tell you something else. You may not be happy with it. We're…— Larry Brock (@LarryBrockMP) September 25, 2025
H/T Mauser
The federal Liberals will finally start buying back guns with a pilot program in Cape Breton, N.S. — about as far from Alberta as they can get without leaving Canada.
They might fear a range war when this fiasco finally moves west.
The Liberal government’s gun “buyback” program is shot full of holes. Starting with a six-week pilot program in Cape Breton before expanding to the rest of the country, the program relies on a lot of “ifs” and the goodwill of Canadians.
Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree faces intense scrutiny after a private, leaked audio recording surfaced over the weekend in which he discussed the federal “assault-style” firearms gun grab program, revealing candid remarks about the program’s motivations and enforcement challenges.
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
OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree was on the defensive Monday after a leaked audio recording revealed him making “misguided” comments that critics charged undermine the contentious and long-delayed federal gun buyback program ahead of its start.
As first reported by the Star, Anandasangaree claimed in a secretly recorded conversation that Mark Carney’s government is forging ahead with the roughly $750-million Trudeau-era gun ban and buyback program because of electoral pressures from Quebec, despite questions about its effectiveness and stringent opposition from provinces, police and gun owners across the rest of the country.
OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he made “misguided” comments after a leaked audio recording reviewed by the Star reveals him claiming Mark Carney’s government is forging ahead with the Trudeau-era gun ban and buyback program because of electoral pressures from Quebec, despite stringent opposition from provinces, police and gun owners across the rest of the country.
It was one of many revelations made in a roughly 20-minute back-and-forth about the plan between Anandasangaree and his tenant, who lives in a Toronto residential property owned by the minister. The tenant, who is a frustrated gun owner, recorded the conversation discreetly because they were discussing issues at the home before the minister began talking about the buyback scheme.
OFFS. @fancypants_s https://t.co/L6KmQhfxXW
— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) September 22, 2025
h/t Auntie Polly
Is the Carney government about to move forward with their gun confiscation program or is this simply a voluntary program to buy guns from legal owners? The real answer is it depends on who you talk to and perhaps what your political view of the situation is.
OTTAWA—The Ontario Provincial Police is refusing to participate in the Carney government’s upcoming gun buyback program, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Wednesday, as he vowed the federal government will still have a “robust” ability to collect banned weapons in the province.
The OPP’s refusal comes after months of negotiations and throws a wrench in Ottawa’s plans, with the provincial force responsible for more than a quarter of the policing in Ontario. It means the federal government will have to reach agreements with municipal police forces such as Toronto Police, Peel Police and others, while finding a solution to cover areas without a local force.
Has the OPP made any additional progress on the Sikh Shooter file? I know they arrested the genius who filmed his own vehicle but since then?
Mactier Ontario:
Punjabi Sikhs show no respect for Canadian firearms laws, fellow land users, and the environment.
Recklessly discharging guns, shooting signs and leaving spent shells and garbage everywhere.They are going to ruin everything for Canadians. pic.twitter.com/LgculvYIbc
— AwareBears (@bears_aware) August 24, 2025
Last Sunday, 46-year-old Abdul Aleem Farooqi was shot to death in his Vaughan home just after midnight. The shooter was part of a band of armed, masked intruders seeking to rob the house.
Farooqi was protecting his family when he died, and his children are now left without a father, and his wife without a husband.
On the same day in Welland, 25-year-old Daniel Senecal is alleged to have broken into another home and sexually abused a toddler while the parents slept. He was known to the police.
The controversy generated around charging a man for injuring an armed intruder who broke into his home in Lindsay, Ont., has ricocheted loudly and raised important questions that every citizen would wish to have answered clearly. The homeowner, Jeremy McDonald, was physically present when the alleged intruder, Michael Breen, damaged a screen and window in a forced illegal entry in the early hours of Aug. 18, and was allegedly carrying a crossbow, a potentially deadly weapon. He has been charged with related offences.
