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Government of Canada Reinstates Firearms Licence Fees
On September 17, 2012, the fee waiver for renewing a Possession Only Licence (POL) or Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) with restricted or prohibited firearm privileges expired.
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Feds will appeal Quebec long-gun registry court ruling

OTTAWA - The federal government is making good on its promise to appeal a Quebec court ruling that blocked the destruction of gun-registry records and ordered the data handed over to the province.

The government plans to challenge last week's decision by Quebec Superior Court Judge Marc-Andre Blanchard, who voided two sections of the Conservative government's legislation to scrap the long-gun registry.

Minister of State Maxime Bernier made the announcement Monday, on behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, in response to questions in the House of Commons.

"I'm proud to announce, on behalf of my colleague the minister of public safety, that the government of Canada will be appealing that decision," Bernier said in French.

Registry not catching on: gun shops

Dave Lazzarino EDMONTON SUN First posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 01:45 PM MDT (EDMONTON SUN FILE PHOTO) As the date nears for the destruction of federal long-gun registry information, some are pointing to a kind of backup list that exists in gun shops across the country.
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Matt Gurney: Talking about self-defence isn’t ‘promoting gun violence’

File this one under Youth Outreach Gone Wrong: On March 7, Conservative MP Garry Breitkreuz appeared before a class of Ottawa Grade 10 students for Career Day. The venue was Canterbury High School, primarily known for its arts-based curriculum. Though there is some confusion about what exactly was said during Mr. Breitkreuz’s visit, one local mother is less than impressed.
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Public stigma drives Toronto gun hobbyists underground

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images files “It’s in your blood or it isn’t. If it grabs you, it grabs you. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t,” one gun hobbyist says.
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Local Man Awarded Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal

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MP Bob Zimmer shakes hands with Sheldon Clare after awarding him the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (Photo by Chris Diotte)

Province's legal challenge of federal law to destroy gun registry data to start in June

CBC News Posted: Apr 13, 2012 12:40 PM ET

A judge has extended the short-term injunction blocking the federal government from dismantling the long gun registry.

Lorne Gunter Mar 16, 2012 – 1:31 PM ET | Last Updated: Mar 16, 2012 1:36 PM ET

I was once a member of the writing competency committee at the University of Alberta. In the early 1980s, professors had become so dismayed at the inability of incoming freshmen to put together coherent sentences that each new admitee was made to write a brief essay that was analysed for writing skill. Students who did poorly were assigned to remedial writing classes.

By Anne Hines, Special to the Star

LUCKY LAKE, SASK. - Spring approaches. And with it comes the return of thousands of snow geese, making their annual migration to the Arctic with a stop on the lake just north of my town. Since moving from downtown Toronto to Lucky Lake (pop. 295) to serve as a minister for the United Church of Canada, I've learned that local attitudes toward the geese change with the seasons. In spring, we marvel at their grace and beauty. In autumn, we head out and shoot them. Being eager to participate in all the activities of prairie life, last fall I decided I should shoot a goose. Frankly, I consider the existence of ducks and geese positive proof that God does not intend for us to be vegetarian. And, if I eat meat, I should be prepared to kill it. Here's how I fared.