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/FrithTheCrow Jun 03 '26
How do they expect anyone to cooperate with this program?
They don't. It's about easy numbers. Even with the low percentage of compliance they're able to claim tens of thousands of firearms "off the streets", better numbers than they can get going after actual criminals. I'm sure the unfortunate side-effect of only harming political opponents is a total coincidence.
Tinfoil hat moment; PAL holders are a small percentage of the population and the right to bear arms isn't firmly established. Gun owners are an easy target to set a precedent for the erosion of property rights and confiscation without compensation. We are marching towards authoritarianism and I have no faith in the Supreme Court to act as a check on power.