r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 03 '26

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/-rifle-is-fine- Aug 03 '26

"Stir the pot" opinion:

I think Mark Carney wants to drop the wasteful confiscation he inherited but doesn't know how the Liberal Party as a whole digs out of this one and says no to Provost without pissing off Quebec.

What solutions would you offer him?

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u/RydNightwish Aug 03 '26

Realistically, even in the event of a SCC win, I think the best outcome is either the court forces grandfathering or compensation into the billions. We will never be at the range with the ARs or T81's again and 2029 is so far down the road that its like time to move past the bans.

Now, a complete and baseless theory I have is that maybe a SCC loss translates into it shuffling into some kind of handing it all over to provincial autonomy. The cuts to the public sector and public safety (re:decentralize) in general as well as the push to get provinces involved in more things means maybe he decides to hand it to the provinces. Id also like a pony.

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u/InitialAd4125 Aug 04 '26

"he cuts to the public sector and public safety (re:decentralize) in general as well as the push to get provinces involved in more things means maybe he decides to hand it to the provinces. Id also like a pony."

Frankly the fact that it isn't just goes to show the absurdity of the government and it's refusal to follow it's own rules after all are firearms not property? Frankly the way Canada is set up is the worst of both worlds. The things that would benefit Canadians the most to be at the federal level aren't and the things that would work best under a provinces control aren't either.