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Welcome Conversation readers! I hope you discover things that shock your previous assumptions when reading this blog. That’s always a good thing. That’s how I…
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The Canadian firearms program has failed
The Canadian firearms program has failed. No convincing empirical evidence can be found that the Canadian firearms program has improved public safety. Violent crime and…
Evidence does not support the Trudeau Liberal’s gun ban
The evidence does not support the Trudeau Liberal’s gun ban Firearms crime in Canada will not be affected by these Regulations. 1. The evidence does…
Was New Zealand’s ‘buy back’ successful?
(Originally published in the CFJ in March 2020.) Canada’s Prime Minister seems to be following the script written by Jacinda Ardern, the socialist leader of…
Medical assisted dying is the most frequent suicide method
Medical assisted dying (MAID) was the most frequent way to commit suicide in 2018, according to Government of Canada reports. (Updated, Saturday 14 March). In…
Will Canadians comply with Trudeau’s ‘buy back’?
Will Canadians comply with Justin Trudeau’s “buy back” of semi-automatic firearms? Despite government claims, cooperation with past gun restrictions hasn’t been all that successful. Trudeau…
Comments on the definition of “crime gun”
I argue here that the most appropriate definition of “crime gun” is the traditional definition that is used by the United States, the United Kingdom,…
Trudeau’s “buy back” is a multi-billion boondoggle
In his Mandate letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Prime Minister Trudeau gave the highest priority to prohibiting and confiscating “military-style assault rifles”….
New Zealand Arms Bill is a Red Herring
The New Zealand Arms Bill of 2019 is a red herring. This bill because creates a dysfunctional and expensive bureaucracy that cannot achieve its stated…
American news haunts the gun debate in Canada
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain American news haunts the gun debate…