2011 News Archives

Gun registry not dead yet, Tories told
Globe and Mail, December 18, 2011 ...click here

The Government of Quebec announces it will turn to the courts to fight the federal government's unjust law (Bill C-19)
CTV, December 13, 2011 ...click here

Save Canada's long-gun registry writes Suzanne Laplante-Edward, mother of Anne-Marie killed in the Montreal Massacre
Montreal Gazette, December 10, 2011 ...click here

Tory government using 'authoritarian tactics' to push through Wheat Board, long-gun registry bills, says Mendes
Hill Times, December 7, 2011 ...click here

RCMP confirms records of make, model and serial numbers of guns sold no longer required when long-gun registry is dismantled This contradicts what prominent anti-registry spokesmen and the government were saying as late as this week.
Hill Times, December 6, 2011 ...click here

Video: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Windsor Star, December 6, 2011 ...click here

Montreal massacre commemorated on Parliament Hill
Toronto Star, December 6, 2011 ...click here

Polytechnique survivors keep their fight alive
Montreal Gazette, December 6, 2011 ...click here

Protesters plead to save gun registry on anniversary of massacre
Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2011 ...click here

Politics and passion at commemoration of Montreal massacre on Parliament Hill
Canadian Press, December 6, 2011 ...click here

L'École Polytechnique massacre victim appeals to Canadians and to the Senate to save the gun registry
Sault Ste. Marie this week.com, December 2, 2011 ...click here

Gun-control group fights to save the long-gun registry
Rabble, November 30, 2011 ...click here

'Bad, scary' guns amendment shot down by Tories
CBC, November 29, 2011 ...click here

Tories will have 'blood on their hands,' if long-gun registry is eliminated, says survivor of 1989 Montreal massacre
Hill Times, November 29, 2011 ...click here

Montreal massacre survivor slams plan to scrap long-gun registry
Toronto Star, November 24, 2011 ...click here

Bill to eliminate long-gun registry will also make records of rifle and shotgun sales or transfers no longer mandatory
Hill Times, November 23, 2011 ...click here

Tory intention to destroy long-gun records could break two laws, says Information Commissioner
Hill Times, November 22, 2011 ...click here

POLL: 69% of Quebeckers disagree abolishing long gun registry is a good thing; 80% say fed. govt. should give its records to provinces wanting them; 62% said QC should create & manage its own registry
Montreal Gazette, November 22, 2011 ...click here

Dawson Student Union lends voice to movement to save long-gun registry
Canadian University Press, November 21, 2011 ...click here

Video of part of the English portion of the Coalition for Gun Control's press conference
CBC, November 17, 2011 ...click here

Scrapping long gun registry a step back for Canada: Que. Minister
ipolitics, November 17, 2011 ...click here

Dawson students join fight to save gun registry
CBC, November 17, 2011 ...click here

Ending gun registry could fuel firearms trafficking: government briefing note
The Canadian Press, in Winnipeg Free Press, November 11, 2011 ...click here

[Simcoe, ON] Police chief sorry to see demise of gun registry
Simcoe.com, Metroland Media November 11, 2011 ...click here

Privacy czar shoots down Tory rationale for destroying gun records
Globe and Mail, November 1 & 6, 2011 ...click here

Long-gun registry keeps criminals honest, so to speak
Winnipeg Free Press, November 3, 2011 ...click here

Destruction of gun records slammed: Archivists fear 'terrible precedent'
The Gazette, November 1, 2011 ...click here

Deleting gun registry files a massive, costly job, expert says
Ottawa Citizen, October 28, 2011 ...click here

Gun-owners win: women lose
The Gazette, October 28, 2011 ...click here

National Assembly sends 'loud and clear' message to Ottawa
The Gazette, October 28, 2011 ...click here

Feds want to destroy long-gun registry records to appease ‘tinfoil hat’ elements of gun-owning community, says Champ
Hill Times, October 27, 2011 ...click here

Halifax police chief calls gun registry valuable
CBC News, October 25, 2011 ...click here

Gallery: High-tech guns in Canada
Vancouver Sun, October 25, 2011 ...click here

Demand growing in Canada for high-tech guns popularized in video games, movies
Vancouver Sun, October 27, 2011 ...click here

Tighten controls on civilianized military-assault weapons
Vancouver Sun, October 27, 2011 ...click here

Gun registry a suicide prevention issue: Physicians
Vancouver Sun, October 8, 2011 ...click here

"Dismantling the registry is discounting the specific safety concerns of Ontario women and their disproportionate vulnerability to firearm violence in the context of domestic violence. It will threaten women's rights to life, liberty and security. No matter the standpoint, the fact is that sacrificing the long-gun registry by dismissing the evidence that it helps keep women safe puts all community members at risk."
Kingston Whig Standard, October 8, 2011 ...click here

Gun-related violence is a complex issue
National Post, October 7, 2011 ...click here

UNODC Global Study on Homicide calls for states to implement the Firearms Protocol that Canada has yet to ratify
October 6, 2011 ...click here

Montreal Mayor calls on PM to meet with Dawson murder victim's family
CJAD, September 27, 2011 ...click here

CAW rallies to save long-gun registry
Kitchener-Waterloo Record, September 22, 2011 ...click here

Dawson shooting victim wants stronger gun laws
CBC, September 12, 2011 ...click here

Gun control groups slam Canada's stance at UN arms talks
Vancouver Sun, July 14, 2011 ...click here

Gun registry saves women's lives
Windsor Star, June 16, 2011 ...click here

Mothers of gun victims want long-gun registry saved
Toronto Star, May 6, 2011 ...click here

Mother of girl killed by gun opposes plan to end long-gun registry
St. Catharines Standard, May 8, 2011 ...click here

Video “Gun control activists make election plea”
Sun media, April 28, 2011 ...click here to watch the video

In Toronto, victims of gun violence say Remember the Costs of Gun Violence on May 2
CTV Toronto, April 28, 2011 ...click here to watch the video

In Montreal, people affected by the Polytechnique & Dawson College shootings are urging fellow voters to protect the gun registry and not to vote for the Conservatives.
CTV Montreal, April 28, 2011 ...click here to watch the video

Families of gun victims unite to stop Harper. Fighting to keep national gun registry; 'I'm here today because I don't want others to suffer like I did'
Montreal Gazette, April 29, 2011 ...click here

Gun adviser to Conservatives likens Ontario police to the Nazi SS
Canadian Press, April 26, 2011 ...click here

Coalition for Gun Control's President Wendy Cukier on CTV Powerplay
April 4, 2011 ...click here to watch the video

Lobbyists aiming to elect gun-friendly MPs
The Province, March 28, 2011 ...click here

Amnesty extended for unregistered gun owners
Toronto Sun, March 25, 2011 ...click here

Conservatives give up $21 million in waived gun fees
Toronto Star, March 24, 2011 ...click here

Election call would threaten current gun amnesty, MP Cheryl Gallant says
Arnprior EMC, March 17, 2011 ...click here

Feds to extend gun amnesty
cnews, March 4, 2011 ...click here

How an Arms Trade Treaty can help prevent Armed Violence
New report by IANSA and Amnesty International, March 2, 2011 ...click here

The Arms Trade Treaty: What about women?
IANSA Women (Blog), February 28, 2011 ...click here

Gun registry helpful in credit union robbery arrest: police TB Newswatch, January 21, 2011 ...click here

Mother of gun victim writes "Strong gun control is critical to preventing tragedies and it disturbs me that the Prime Minister does not only seem prepared to throw it away, he turns it into wedge politics." Welland Tribune, January 16, 2011 ...click here

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