r/canadaguns • u/Clumzy_Buddha • Jun 03 '26

News / Politics / Activism Busniess assault style compensation program nightmare.

Story time everyone

So I work for a firearms Busniess is ontario.

Today i tried to submit some of the firearms that are currently prohibited under this ridiculous farce of a program.

Not only does the website not work. When I tried calling the person on the phone was no help what so ever.

The website won't let me start a claim and when I go to add the busniess info. The system just keeps on error in put saying that there is missing info.

Finally got annoyed and tried calling into the program for assistance. The person on the phone gave me the run around for 20mins. Asking me the same question repeatedly then placed me on hold. Told her that I am representing the company and kept asking for the owner to verify info. Informed her that I can provide her any information that she may need and still insisted she needs the owner on the phone.

How does this program expect anyone to cooperate baffles me when they make it nearly impossible to use.

Thank god I didnt participate in the individual buy back.

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u/Nearby_Purchase_8672 Jun 03 '26

And millions of dollars will go into it. Not the "compensation program" but the web portal for businesses alone.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/written-questions/45-1/q-605?expandquestion=true&response=13856711&section=ps

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u/HappyCan7250 Jun 03 '26

I gotta get into this business of designing apps and websites for government agencies. Quite the racket apparently. One contract and you're basically set for life it seems. 

Although sadly since I'm not a LPC donor or buddies with an LPC MP, I probably wouldn't get the contract anyway.

Maybe the government could just start using AI to design their websites. Or use one of those cheap website design template programs and make their website for like $50. Gotta funnel money to LPC & Friends somehow though I guess.

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u/BrightOrdinary4348 Jun 03 '26

Based on this post, and the stories surrounding ArriveCan, it seems like coding experience isn’t really necessary for winning government contracts to build apps.

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u/Barbarian_818 Jun 03 '26

Yup! Subcontracting and outsourcing are the keys to undeserved profits.