Liberals called out for implementing C-71 before Parliament vote

Following the ruling by House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan that the RCMP had breached Parliamentary Privilege by moving to implement Bill C71 well before it was debated and voted on in Parliament, Glen Motz, Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and MP for Medicine Hat- Cardston – Warner released the following statement:

“It is inconceivable that the RCMP would implement Justin Trudeau’s gun legislation before Parliament has even had the opportunity to debate it or vote on it,” stated Motz.

He added, “Stakeholders have continually demonstrated that the Trudeau Liberals have used misleading statements and statistics to justify this misguided legislation, rushing debate and even refusing to hear from some witnesses.”

“The Liberals cannot be trusted when it comes to firearms legislation because they fail to tackle criminals who use guns to commit violent crime, while treating law-abiding firearms owners as criminals.”

“The safety of Canadians should be the number one priority of any government. Unfortunately, this legislation has no new measures to combat gang violence in Surrey, gun violence in the GTA and escalating crime rates in our rural communities.”

“Conservatives will continue to fight for concrete actions to keep Canadians safe and focus our efforts on the criminal element behind firearms violence.”