Canada: Nova Scotia shoots down billion-dollar gun registry

[WonderNine]

"Nova Scotia has joined the chorus of provinces calling on Ottawa to suspend its controversial, billion-dollar gun registration program.

'It's the prototype government foul-up,' Nova Scotia Justice Minister Jamie Muir said yesterday.

'From the information I have, and in talking to Nova Scotians, it just has not worked as it was intended.'

Muir, newly appointed to the justice portfolio, said he will be discussing this week with his deputy minister what approach the government will take.
Tony Rodgers, executive director of the 6,500-member Nova Scotia Federation of Anglers and Hunters, applauded the government's stance.

'I'm very pleased the province has decided to get into the discussion,' he said.

'I hope other provinces join in to press the (federal) government to get rid of this and put in something doable.' (HOW ABOUT NOTHING?)

Last week, the Ontario government called on Ottawa to suspend the program until the federal auditor general completes a review of the real costs to taxpayers and conducts a cost-benefit analysis.

Ontario said the real costs of the program could end up being significantly higher than the auditor general's current estimate of $1 billion by 2005." (NOT TO MENTION THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF $100 MILLION)

Complete story at:

http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-01-06-0021.html

 

[Diesle]

'It's the prototype government foul-up,'

Ahhhh ahahahahahahahahahahah.

Anybody know what other provinces are calling on the suspension?

Diesle

 

[Leatherneck]

I think most of the outcry is coming from Western Canada. Interesting that NS has joined in. BTW, IIRC, the original proposal was sold as "...a $3-4 million" program. Kinda like U.S. Defense contractor bids, you know?
TC
TFL Survivor

 

[KMKeller]

It's beginning to look like the respective governmental agencies are going to kill this hellspawn before the people have to rise up. Smart folks!

 

[PATH]

Certainly looks like it is going that way!

 

[Jim V]

I have a friend that has relatives in Nova Scotia. According to what he has heard while visiting there, none of the Maritimes (NS, NB and PEI) would give a fig in Ottawa were to disappear. If given a chance they'd be part of the US in the drop of the puck.

 

[Cain R]

Alberta for sure will NOT prosecute anyone with an unregistered firearm, says the Solicitor General. In fact most city police will not charge a person with possesion of an unregistered firearm, just confiscate the damn thing.

The Chief of Police in Edmonton has flat out said they will not make any investigations or searches for unregistered firearms in the hands of otherwise law abiding citizens and has publically stated that if Ottawa wants it enforced they can do it.

ONE BILLION dollars and counting. :banghead:

I'm so glad Big Brother is looking out for us.

One positive, since the registration deadline passed the gun registry has been in the news at least every night. We almost get the feeling the media has woke up to the fact that the majorty (94% in a National Post poll) want the registry scrapped and have started asking the tough questions, such as, how will registration help prevent crimes and if handguns have been registered and stongly controled since 1935 why are they still being used in crimes.

Time will tell, but I for one will not hold my breath.

 

[Navy joe]

Think of Nova Scotia as a Canadian Maine and then it doesn't seem so odd. It's maritime which seems to breed in an independent streak. What's not on the water is backwoods. They speak english and are far from the Canadian blissninny powerbase. Canada would be a cool country if plate tetonics would thrust the middle portion of it into hudson bay or the lakes. P.S. Please get Cali while you're at it!