Note that one firearm model is already being singled out. That's not a good sign for the simplicity or consistency promised by the firearm classification review. Singling out firearm models is the main reason the system has become so unworkable and complex.

An actual expert panel would be able to say: “Because of research into X (source provided), and because of Y evidence (source provided), Z firearm should be listed as prohibited/not prohibited” Instead they just concluded all semi-autos were weapons of war. Period. No evidence.

He's right. There's no evidence cited for the repeated claims of danger, and a heavy reliance on other flawed processes. It's emotive and evidence-free prose unbecoming of an expert group.

So many questions on the RCMP’s troubling firearms report: Why was it done in secret? Why no consultations? What were the qualifications of those who wrote it? What’s hidden in the redactions? And what intentions do they have in their next attack upon our law-abiding

The launch of the ASFCP is delayed until at least January 2026. One small note on an excellent article: we can't determine if the expert panel was an expert panel, since we still have no idea who was on it despite the best efforts of myself and others. nationalpost.com/news/politics/…

Encouraging net numbers for hunting given Canada's highly urbanized society, but I'm so curious about that 9% of people who favour eating meat but disapprove of one of the most ethical and beneficial ways of obtaining it.

"...He is the living refutation of the idea that to be Canadian means having a negative identity, based self-consciously on not being something else."