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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won’t thwart gun buyback
The $250 million federal program aims to compensate owners of 136,000 banned firearms despite refusals from multiple provinces and territories to participate.
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the program earlier this month, with impacted gun owners submitting declarations for more than 22,000 firearms, The Canadian Press reported Jan. 29, 2026.
- Since 2020, the Liberal government banned more than 2,500 makes and models designated as 'assault-style', including the AR-15, prompting the need for removal and compensation.
- The federal plan budgets $250 million to compensate owners, covering 136,000 weapons, with owners required to declare interest by the end of March and prohibited firearms disposed by Oct. 30.
- Police and political leaders in more than half of Canada have rejected the compensation program, while Quebec government and Sûreté du Québec remain the only participants as Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, and Northwest Territories decline.
- Federal officials say they can roll out the program in every jurisdiction except Saskatchewan and Alberta, using mobile collection units and off-duty or retired police amid resource concerns from New Brunswick and warnings from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham.
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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won’t thwart gun buyback
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn’t foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.
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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help. Anandasangaree said in an interview the use of mobile collection units and o...
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