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Title: Gun tracing regulations delayed for third time by Harper government
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2010-12-05 14:03:06
Canadian

[Curtman]

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This is the third time the Harper government has delayed the regulations, which were created by the Liberal government in 2004 and were supposed to go into effect in April of 2006.

The objective is to shorten the time it takes to trace guns that cross national borders as part of normal commercial transactions.

A spokesman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the regulations have been postponed "to allow time for consultation to develop a workable regulatory package."

The 'tough on crime' Conservatives have a bad habit of stalling every piece of legislation that tries to deal with crime.

[ASLplease]

Curtman Curtman:

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This is the third time the Harper government has delayed the regulations, which were created by the Liberal government in 2004 and were supposed to go into effect in April of 2006.

The objective is to shorten the time it takes to trace guns that cross national borders as part of normal commercial transactions.

A spokesman for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the regulations have been postponed "to allow time for consultation to develop a workable regulatory package."

The 'tough on crime' Conservatives have a bad habit of stalling every piece of legislation that tries to deal with crime.

Every piece. eh?

Can you list them all for cka?

Heck, can you just list the ones that the Conservative have blocked?

Whats that? I cant hear youuuu! Please speak up!

[QBC]

I'm still trying to figure out just how this......

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The objective is to shorten the time it takes to trace guns that cross national borders as part of normal commercial transactions.

is going to reduce crime in the first place. As I read that, the Liberals were trying to make it easier for the commercial trade in guns, in other words, the importation of guns into Canada. Not that I don't agree with that, it pisses me off when I have to wait for stuff for weeks to come in from the States due to red tape, but how is that the Conservatives not being tough on crime? I don't think I read that wrong....

[ASLplease]

Curtman Curtman:

The 'tough on crime' Conservatives have a bad habit of stalling every piece of legislation that tries to deal with crime.

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GeezWhiz Curtman, even the article that you are citing says "the government has introduced a series of measures to help prevent and solve gun crimes, including improved screening of firearms applicants, mandatory prison time for those who commit gun crimes and a joint law enforcement initiative with the U.S. aimed at stopping cross-border smuggling of illegal guns."

[Curtman]

ASLplease ASLplease:

Every piece. eh?

Can you list them all for cka?

Heck, can you just list the ones that the Conservative have blocked?

Whats that? I cant hear youuuu! Please speak up!

Here's last years list, crime-related and otherwise:

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C-6 Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (allows government recalls of dangerous products)
C-8 Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (gives equal property rights to aboriginal women)
C-13 An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act (modernizes how grain delivery is regulated)
C-15 An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (minimum penalties for serious drug offences)
C-19 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (investigative hearing and recognizance with conditions) (reinstates anti-terrorism powers for law enforcement)
C-20 An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident
C-23 Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
C-26 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime)
C-27 Electronic Commerce Protection Act (cracks down on spammers)
C-30 Senate Ethics Act (unites House and Senate ethics oversight under one watchdog)
C-31 An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (gives police more fingerprinting powers)
C-34 Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act (strengthens sex offender registry)
C-35 Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (allows victims to sue terrorists)
C-36 Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act (eliminates "faint-hope" parole)
C-37 An Act to amend the National Capital Act and other Acts (An Action Plan for the National Capital Commission)
C-40 An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (expands advance polling)
C-42 Ending Conditional Sentences for Property and Other Serious Crimes Act
C-43 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Code (more rights for crime victims in parole process)
C-44 An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (ends Canada Post monopoly on international letters)
C-45 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (cracks down on human trafficking)
C-46 Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act (gives police powers to hunt online predators)
C-47 Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act (allows police to wiretap digital communications)
C-52 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud (cracks down on white-collar crime)
C-53 Protecting Canadians by Ending Early Release for Criminals Act (ends accelerate parole review)
C-54 Protecting Canadians by Ending Sentence Discounts for Multiple Murders Act
C-55 Response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in R. v. Shoker Act (gives court power to require blood and urine samples)
C-57 Canada-Jordan Free Trade Act
C-58 Child Protection Act (Online Sexual Exploitation) (cracks down on child pornography)
C-59 An Act to amend the International Transfer of Offenders Act (makes it harder for offenders to be repatriated)
C-60 Keeping Canadians Safe (Protecting Borders) Act (allows more Canada-U.S. co-operation on marine law enforcement)
C-61 An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of railway operations (back-to-work legislation on CN Rail strike)
C-63 An Act to amend the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act and another Act in consequence thereof (enables commercial real estate development on reserves)
S-5 Long-Gun Registry Repeal Act
S-6 An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans)
S-7 Constitution Act, 2009 (Senate term limits)
S-8 Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2009 (implements tax-evasion treaties with Colombia, Greece and Turkey)

[Curtman]

QBC QBC:

I'm still trying to figure out just how this......

$1:

The objective is to shorten the time it takes to trace guns that cross national borders as part of normal commercial transactions.

is going to reduce crime in the first place. As I read that, the Liberals were trying to make it easier for the commercial trade in guns, in other words, the importation of guns into Canada. Not that I don't agree with that, it pisses me off when I have to wait for stuff for weeks to come in from the States due to red tape, but how is that the Conservatives not being tough on crime? I don't think I read that wrong....

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"Without an import marking physically present on the firearm, it would be unknown whether the firearm was diverted from lawful possession in Italy, the U.S.A. or Canada. Police would have to determine that through a time-consuming records check with the U.S.A. and Italy," the letter says.

"The presence of a Canadian import mark instantly identifies the firearm as having been legally admitted to Canada. In such cases, police can limit their search to domestic databases."

The idea is to have police be able spend more time policing.