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Gun control group warns of Liberal ‘inaction’ ahead of Polytechnique anniversary
PolySeSouvient says excluding the SKS rifle from the ban undermines safety and urges new measures to prevent intimate partner violence, citing ongoing government consultations.
- On Nov. 15, 2025 PolySeSouvient wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney saying it would be `disingenuous and even hypocritical` for Liberal MPs to wear white ribbons ahead of Dec. 6.
- Since May 2020 Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 guns, yet the SKS remains outside recent bans as classification talks continued into September.
- Marking the 1989 massacre, advocates pressed for a ban on new SKS sales, removal of assault-style variants, and a buyback, citing the École Polytechnique massacre that killed 14 women and SKS use in Indigenous communities.
- Advocates say promised domestic-violence firearm measures remain unimplemented, with over 50 women's groups and PolySeSouvient criticizing the Carney-led Liberals despite the government saying the buyback program offers fair compensation.
- Public-Interest arguments sit alongside calls to protect Indigenous hunting practices as PolySeSouvient warns an incomplete ban leaves assault weapons legally available and advocates an SKS exemption for Indigenous hunters.
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Gun control group warns of Liberal ‘inaction’ ahead of Polytechnique anniversary
A well-known gun control group is telling Prime Minister Mark Carney it would be “disingenuous and even hypocritical” for Liberal MPs to wear white ribbons to mark the anniversary of the Montreal massacre given the government’s lack of action on key firearm measures.
·Toronto, Canada
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