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u/Batsinvic888 Bats888 on YouTube Jun 09 '22

Thats actually part of the big lawsuit, they didn't follow proper procedures.

The government decided to avoid all that and just do it the legal way this time.

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u/3piecesOf_cheesecake Jun 09 '22

Everything about c-21 smells of fear over this lawsuit. They wouldn't have received much public backlash had they just repeated a may 2020, but the legal threat may have been enough to stop them. Which is a little reassuring.

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u/CalibreMag Jun 10 '22 edited Jun 10 '22

I think perhaps you're reading too much into it. C-21 isn't well drafted as a law, but that's due to lack of experience in the Public Safety shop. And it's working entirely as intended as a PR effort, which is all it was ever intended to be, so... Mission accomplished?

I really don't think the government gives a flying fuck about the lawsuit. Worst case, they're informed the decision isn't going their way, and they simply legislate those guns into the prohib class - and in doing so, get another headline news story that feeds Tom Pitfield's election engine.

Hell, if anything, they probably are thoroughly pleased with how many of our resources have been tied up in a court battle that will never matter, and hoping they get the chance to tell Canadians how they're once more keeping us all safe by responding to the Supreme Court decision with more "proactive" legislation.

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u/3piecesOf_cheesecake Jun 10 '22 edited Jun 10 '22

That is a really good point. It's just everything this government has done has been incredibly calculated, it's hard not to put the old tin foil hat on.