The Star suggests at least some of the NDP dozen may avoid a vote on Bill C-391 this fall.
The Star suggests at least some of the NDP dozen may avoid a vote on Bill C-391 this fall.
The about-face is driven in part by tactics the Conservative government is employing as it tries to build support for killing the registry. One Conservative MP has accused Canada’s police chiefs of plotting to use the registry to seize Canadians’ rifles and shotguns.
“You’ve got the Conservatives turning off our rural guys,” said Brad Lavigne, national director of the NDP. He added that two “very real options” are available to rural members — stay away or reverse their earlier support for the Conservative bill.