r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears 4d ago

Anyone with real parliamentary/legislative knowledge have any guesses as to how the government could respond to the OICs being repealed?

I know most say they’d ram through bans via a bill, but I’d imagine that this could take much longer depending on the stipulations from the SCC

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u/JTrudeausLeftNut 4d ago

From a legal perspective, the argument is that the legislation is ultra vires vis a vis the Firearms Act. Essentially, the CCFR is saying that the federal government enacted a GIC/regulation that Parliament didnt give it the authority to do. Alternatively, they are also arguing that there was an infringement on charter rights (not up to date on the argument, assuming vagueness?)

Assuming CCFR win, the options are:

  1. Reformulate the regulation to comply with the Firearms Act and the Charter

  2. Let the regulation die and do nothing.

  3. Change the Firearms Act to allow them to do what they want.

Each option has a political cost and could take some time. Additionally, the SCC can "delay" its ruling to give the Government time to address the issue (e.g. new legislation).