r/canadaguns • u/runealex007 • 6h ago

News / Politics / Activism Government of Canada creates a dedicated Chief Firearms Officer to serve northerners

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2026/09/government-of-canada-creates-a-dedicated-chief-firearms-officer-to-serve-northerners.html

not sure what the process was before, but seems like a good thing

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u/MourningWood1942 6h ago

Let them elect their own chief firearms officer, not some doofus the government picks

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u/SecureNarwhal 6h ago

process before was the CFO was just one from a province.

The BC CFO was the CFO for the Yukon for example.

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u/OneZookeepergame6427 5h ago

So they're going to hire double-dipping retired OPP officers to harass and screw up 'northeners' like they do in Ontario?

That's going to go great.

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u/givemehellll al 3h ago

Have you had issues with a CFO before? Every experience I’ve had with one is great. Unless you’re confusing it with the firearms stuff Ottawa is dicking around with.

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u/AnvilsHammer 6h ago

This is what is called jail cover, or the fall guy for LPC. If/when they ban the semi autos even for first Nations this is the person they will point to instead of a party member.

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u/Cager_CA 6h ago

odd considering their intent is to get rid of all gun ownership eventually

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u/PizzaExisting9878 2h ago

What happens when a boss micromanages their employees? They quit.

Same principles.

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u/Benefit_Waste 3h ago

Can someone give a caveman like me an explanation?

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u/tml57 2h ago

Adding another employee to remove some workload off of the employee(s) that cover their own province and the north.