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Toronto Sun
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Licensed gun owners 'worried' about what Carney Liberal victory means for them
Five years after the Liberals' sweeping May 2020 order-in-council, Canada has spent over $67 million without confiscating a single gun Rifles line a Ottawa hunting store's shelves on Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Photo by Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Devastated and concerned. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account That's how Canada's licensed firearm owners are feeling after Monday's Liberal victory, which dashed hopes of a new government reversing the Justin Trudeau-era gun grab and starting to focus its crime-reduction efforts on criminals rather than law-abiding citizens. 'It's been a hell of a battle for gun owners for 10 years, we've done nothing to deserve this,' said Tracey Wilson with the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. Speaking with the Toronto Sun on the fifth anniversary of the former government's 2020 order-in-council that set in motion an unprecedented gun grab as means to fight crime — despite most experts and police officials agreeing Canada's gun crime epidemic stems from prohibited weapons smuggled into Canada from the United States. 'Everyone's still got those guns, they're all locked up,' Wilson said. 'They then banned more, but we've still got those too — blood hasn't run through the streets, everything's fine.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. With prime minister-elect Mark Carney demonstrating the ability to walk back the controversial policies of his predecessor, Wilson's hoping he'll listen to reason and not move forward with disarming millions of law-abiding Canadians. Read More Firearms policy expert Tim Thurley wasn't as optimistic. 'The tone of (Carney's) campaign was discouraging,' he said. 'The Liberal campaign sought to exploit fears of American-style gun laws despite the fact that Canada had an efficient, multi-partisan, made-in-Canada consensus system of controlling firearms that was harmed by the Trudeau government's changes.' One bright spot is that the Liberal anti-gun rhetoric didn't seem to find an audience, he said, leaving a chance Carney may go in a different direction — but don't count on seeing the end of a government disarming program, he added. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As of last September, $67 million had been spent on the program without confiscating a single gun. 'That money and time would be better spent on law enforcement and addressing the root causes of crime, as police associations across the country have requested,' he said. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Policy analyst and editor Nicolas Johnson said promises during the campaign to escalate gun-control measures are what resonate in the minds of gun owners. 'Carney was quite up front during the campaign, reiterating plans to expand prohibitions, 'reinvigorate' mass confiscations, toughen firearm licensing,' he said, referring to the Liberals' federal election platform. 'The Liberals are working to eliminate Canada's gun culture, traditions and heritage and weaken security and defence.' Johnson said the federal government may run into problems with the provinces thanks to Alberta and Saskatchewan passing laws meant to block confiscation efforts. 'People are worried and angry,' he said. 'Nobody wants a police raid on their home to seize their property — what could go wrong!?' bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Toronto Maple Leafs Editorial Cartoons Toronto & GTA NFL NHL
Reuters
02-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Canada gasoline prices slide on removal of consumer carbon tax
NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - Retail prices for gasoline fell sharply across Canada after the government on Tuesday removed consumer carbon taxes that had been in effect since 2019. Mark Carney signed an order eliminating the Justin Trudeau-era consumer carbon tax on his first day as Canada's Prime Minister earlier this month, declaring the move will make a difference to hard-pressed Canadians. Conservatives in opposition had long campaigned against the tax. Eight provinces saw fuel prices decline by over six cents per litre on Tuesday, after the taxation officially ceased, according to data by fuel markets tracker GasBuddy. National average prices for gasoline in Canada fell from near 155 cents per litre on Sunday to 143.6 cents a litre on Wednesday, the data showed. New Brunswick saw the largest decline, of 15 cents per litre, while British Columbia and Ontario saw drops of over 10 cents per litre. "The drops continue to widen," GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan said in an email on Tuesday. Carbon prices for gasoline from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 were 17.6 cents per litre, so prices should fall by that much, said Susan Bell, an executive at Rystad Energy. The Canadian Fuels Association said it expects a 20 cents per litre reduction in gasoline prices, translating to savings of more than C$500 per year for consumers. Quebec, which now becomes the only Canadian province with a carbon levy through its cap-and-trade program, saw gasoline prices rise 1.9 cents per litre on Tuesday, GasBuddy data showed. Lower fuel prices could spur some Canadians to forego flights to the United States in favor of driving to domestic vacation destinations, Bell said. Still, the ongoing trade war with the U.S. could raise Canada's unemployment rate, which would weigh on gasoline consumption, she added. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce reciprocal tariffs against trade partners including Canada later on Wednesday. The Canadian Fuels Association also noted that the potential impact to fuel demand from the tax repeal was hard to gauge. "There are simply too many other factors impacting demand, particularly around where the global economy is heading on the backdrop of the U.S. tariffs of April 2," a spokesperson for the industry group said.
