Liberals seek to fast-track gun control bill, sparking Conservative outcry
Global News
A motion introduced in the House of Commons would limit debate time among MPs and ensure recent amendments to the gun-control bill are within the scope of the legislation.
The federal Liberals are trying to ensure gun-control legislation makes its way through committee soon by asking the House of Commons for the green light to limit debate and expand the bill’s scope to cover new elements.
The move came Monday as the Liberals announced the renewal of their multimillion-dollar program to fight gang violence and gun crime.
A motion introduced in the Commons would ensure recent amendments to the gun-control bill are within the scope of the legislation, including a definition of assault-style firearms to be prohibited in the future.
The motion would also limit the time devoted to consideration of each clause or amendment, and ensure additional committee time during the evening to scrutinize the bill.
Progress on the legislation, introduced a year ago, was derailed in late 2022 and early this year by the government’s first attempt to enshrine a definition of assault-style firearms in late November. The addition prompted a political storm as Conservative MPs and some gun owners claimed the Liberals were trying to ban many routine hunting rifles and shotguns.
The government is now hoping to get the bill out of the House of Commons public safety committee, through third reading and into the Senate promptly.
“It’s been clear since the bill was first introduced that the Conservative party had no interest in advancing this transformational legislation,” Liberal MP Pam Damoff told the House in support of the motion Monday.
“Rather than asking relevant questions to officials last week, Conservative members of the committee spent over three hours of the committee’s time parroting speaking points of the gun lobby. In addition to their previous obstruction tactics, it made clear that the committee was going to be bogged down with unnecessary delays.”
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