Federal Public Security Minister Marco Mendicino will present new firearms legislation on Monday, according to fellow Justice Minister David Lametti.
In the “notice document” of Monday, May 30, the document in which deputies and ministers point out plans to introduce bills and motions soon, Mendicino has given notice of a new bill entitled “A law to amend certain laws and make certain consequential amendments (firearms).) “.
In an interview with CTV’s question period on Sunday, Lametti noted the previous warning given in the House of Commons and confirmed that the plan is to see the new bill introduced shortly after lawmakers return to the House. Common on May 30 to get started. his last four-week session before it was postponed for the summer.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted that the federal government would go ahead with new arms control measures “in the coming weeks.”
Following the last election, Medicino was tasked with advancing a list of gun-related changes, although it remains to be seen what will be specifically included in this new bill. Lametti did not comment on the content of the bill in advance, by parliamentary convention.
However, he did point out that there are “several” measures pending, between a previously unapproved bill and the 2021 election campaign commitments.
The next piece of legislation has the same title as a previously failed bill in the last parliament, which died in the order paper after Trudeau called the 2021 election.
Outstanding liberal arms control promises of this legislation and Mendicino’s letter of mandate that could be included in the new bill:
- Continuing with the requirement that prohibited firearms owners resell them to the government so that they can be destroyed or “made inoperable”;
- Pass to ban the sale or assignment of high-capacity magazines that may contain more than the legal number of bullets;
- Require long-range magazines to be permanently altered “so that they may never contain more than five cartridges”;
- Provide funding to advancing provinces and territories with a handgun ban in their municipalities;
- Increase maximum penalties for trafficking and smuggling of firearms; i
- Introducing “red flag laws” that would allow firearms to be removed immediately if the owner is considered a threat to them or others. This is a commitment for which Lametti has shared responsibility.
Speaking about the May 24 mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, the public safety minister said it was a reminder that “we still have a lot of work to do” in Canada.
“It’s not just about writing responsible, common-sense laws. It’s not just about investing more in law enforcement … It’s about preventing crime from happening in the first place, is it?” Mendicino said on May 25.
In an interview on Sunday, Lametti said some of the previous commitments were part of the latest discussions.
“I will not go ahead with what Minister Mendocino may or may not announce on Monday. What I can say is that we have heard about survivors of armed violence, we have seen a wave of armed violence … On the other hand also we know we have legitimate snipers, for example … There is hunting, and we don’t want to do anything that also affects those legitimate interests, “Lametti said.
“So these kinds of discussions are important, they’re ongoing, they’re serious. We know we have to address that. We promised, you have something on Monday.”