With regard to the Firearms Act, the Firearms Buyback Program (hereinafter the program) and the firearms ban announced by the government on May 1, 2020: (a) what is the projected cost of the program and the firearms ban combined; (b) what is the projected launch date for the program; (c) what method will be used to confiscate firearms not voluntarily turned in once the amnesty period accompanying the firearms ban expires; (d) which agencies, departments and personnel will be called on to execute the program; (e) how many firearms were stolen from departments, agencies and personnel, broken down by year, since January 1, 2016; (f) of the firearms in (e), how many have been recovered; (g) are there short-term plans to require federal law enforcement personnel to (i) follow the same storage and transportation laws as licensed firearm owners or be charged with an offence under the Firearms Act for negligent storage and handling of a firearm if they do not, (ii) obtain a restricted possession and acquisition license prior to being issued a firearm; (h) how does the government expect the program and the ban to affect the number of annual violent firearm incidents; (i) when confiscating firearms from licensed owners, what solution will be offered when the value of the confiscated firearms substantially exceeds the proposed compensation amount that is outlined in the program; (j) is the program alone enough to substantially reduce the annual rate of violent firearm crimes that are committed; (k) what proof does the government have that the firearms banned by Order-in-Council SOR2020-96 are statistically more likely to be used in incidents of violent crime; and (I) why was the aforementioned firearms ban not done through an Act of Parliament instead of an Order-In-Council?
In the House of Commons on September 16th, 2024. See this statement in context.