Canadian Politics 2022

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Another example of the system working in Canada: a Liberal MP makes some amendments to their draft disarmament bill, pretty much anyone who has thought about firearms policy points out big problems, and the amendments are revised after a few government spokespersons say blatantly untrue things about them https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bill-c21-sporting-guns-1.6673730

As I have said, gun control law in Canada has to address that there are some very rural people who rely on firearms for food or pest control, and that drug gangs in the cities smuggle handguns form the USA.  Current laws seems to work pretty well but the problem is enforcement: someone has to actually track down where a handgun from a crime scene came from, or respond to the report that someone convicted of domestic violence has obtained a firearm.  Just banning more specific weapons seems easier.

And in Alberta people think Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act would give the cabinet almost dictatorial powers https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/danielle-smith-rejects-suggestion-that-bill-giving-cabinet-sweeping-powers-was-a-mistake-1.6676484 In Canada, the powers of different levels of government are quite well defined.  Again, the government is revising the bill in response to criticism.