tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252965832011-07-28T13:59:12.768-07:00Canada's premier interactive archive of truth about civilian gun control in Canada...<br><br> "Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. ... The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding." -- Justice Louis Brandeis, 1928."Stephennoreply@blogger.comBlogger1051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1814730452865975922009-08-08T07:25:00.000-07:002009-08-08T08:17:38.749-07:00

As of this weekend, Gun Control Canada, the dot-org, dot-com and dot-ca domains, will be allowed to expire. The core programming, the Blogger link guncontrol-canada.blogspot.com will continue for a time, as will the links (for as long as they remain valid) and the articles on the blog pages. Most of the articles referenced in the links were archived off for safe-keeping in the event the link

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How journalists dropped the ball on the Columbine massacre By Steve Weinberg Columbine By Dave Cullen | Twelve | 403 pages, $26.99 Ten years ago, two Colorado high school students nudged the name Columbine into general circulation as they massacred students, staff, and faculty, then shot themselves.

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-69825781367647602612009-03-18T07:42:00.001-07:002009-03-18T07:44:52.550-07:00

H/T HotAir After 9/11, the US began a new program allowing airline pilots to arm themselves in order to defend the cockpit against terrorist incursion. Along with air marshals, the armed pilots formed a last line of defense against hijackings and worse, such as the al-Qaeda actions that killed 3,000 Americans by using commercial jets as guided missiles. The Washington Times reports that the

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"In recognition of the unprece­dented demand for firearms by nervous consumers, The Outdoor Wire has named President-elect Barack Obama its "Gun Salesman of the Year". For me, it was a simple fact of recognizing that without President-elect Obama's frightening consumers into action, the firearms industry might be suffering the same sort of business slumps that have befallen the automotive and

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-31321282436254349022009-01-12T18:33:00.001-08:002009-01-16T14:50:05.273-08:00

Small Dead Animals is currently in a dead heat with the U.S. Ace of Spades for Best Conservative Blog. This is a huge endorsement for Kate and SDA, as Ace is a well-known conservative agitator/aggregator who was particularly active during the U.S. presidential election. Support Canadian conservative presence in North America! Toss a vote for SDA today! Poll ends Jan. 13! Show the Yanks,

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-11218405075757855632008-10-27T17:16:00.001-07:002008-10-27T17:18:26.290-07:00

Lorne Gunter, National Post Published: Monday, October 27, 2008There is no one more persistent than a liberal with a bad idea. He knows his intellectual and moral superiority make him infallible, so he easily convinces himself there is nothing wrong with his idea; it is the world that is mistaken Even the facts cannot be the facts when they disagree with his idea. So

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-28920335922443178652008-10-12T05:17:00.001-07:002008-10-12T05:17:33.569-07:00

"When Leftists want to restrict guns, it's because if they had a gun themselves, they'd shoot the Conservative next door out of sheer outrage at their neighbor's politics."No, this, even said flippantly, is another fallacy about the left's obsession with eliminating firearms in civilian hands. Its best to think of the left as not wanting to eliminate civilian firearms, but to eliminate civilian

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-72514754525364314962008-08-24T15:57:00.001-07:002008-08-24T16:23:48.747-07:00

In June, [Toronto] city council voted to close down two shooting ranges on city premises — one at the Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre in Scarborough, the other at Union Station. Following the death of bystander John O’Keefe who was gunned down with a legally registered weapon last winter, Mayor David Miller said, “I don’t think there’s any defence for sport shooters anymore… It’s a

Stephennoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-19897319765507610602008-06-26T15:58:00.001-07:002008-08-04T14:14:38.436-07:00

In a landmark decision, District of Columbia v. Heller(full text), the United States Supreme Court upheld the right of individuals to own and hold firearms for hunting and personal protection, including handguns. The city of Washington, in the District of Columbia, had long had a ban against handguns, even though there was little to no supporting data that the ban reduced the incidence of

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-47494389716432095872008-05-12T11:40:00.000-07:002008-05-12T11:50:38.457-07:00

America's 'safety catch'By Justin WebbBBC North America editor, MissouriDespite the fact there are more than 200 million guns in circulation, there is a certain tranquility and civility about American life.Deepwater, Missouri has a motto: "A great lil' town nestled in the heartland."Deepwater considers itself to be an exemplar of the best of American life. A place where outsiders - if they ever

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-82290590091956668612008-03-10T14:36:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:56:07.215-07:00

Creating 150,000 paper criminalsThe gun registry: Turning 150,000 regular law-abidingcitizens into paper criminals.Pierre Lemieux - March 10, 2008In the March 1 Canada Gazette, the federal government proposed "three independent initiatives... to enable previously lawful firearms owners to bring themselves back into compliance." (Interestingly, the French translation blurs the "previously lawful"

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-30326400697052186632008-03-10T14:23:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:35:02.308-07:00

Police set to target firearm storageJason DowlingMarch 9, 2008VICTORIAN police are planning a crackdown on gun owners. They are set to check whether 18,000 of the state's registered gun owners have stored their firearms properly.The crackdown comes as gun-related murders and gun theft have declined dramatically since the gun-law reforms after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.New research by the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-49746890958045049312008-03-10T14:08:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:22:10.751-07:00

Michigan sees fewer gun deaths — with more permitsJanuary 6, 2008By DAWSON BELLFREE PRESS STAFF WRITERSix years after new rules made it much easier to get a license to carry concealed weapons, the number of Michiganders legally packing heat has increased more than six-fold.But dire predictions about increased violence and bloodshed have largely gone unfulfilled, according to law enforcement

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-90196054523719545622008-03-10T13:53:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:04:23.735-07:00

NOTICE OF MOTIONM16.1Request Federal Government to Completely Ban Handguns in CanadaMoved by: Councillor WalkerSeconded by: Councillor ChoSUMMARY:In the last two years, Torontonians have experienced two outrageous, tragic acts of handgun violence on Yonge Street in the heart of Toronto’s downtown. In late 2005, Ms. Jane Creba, 15, was shot while shopping on Boxing Day, near the Eaton Centre and,

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-15758999489436783792007-11-11T18:56:00.001-08:002007-11-11T19:00:13.584-08:00

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Vignette courtesy Veterans Affairs Canada©Veteran Affairs CanadaOther remembrances and information can be found at the Veteran Affairs Canada Remembrance Week website, and on other pages on their site. Their Links page has a wide variety of additional information. If you are Canadian, please take the time to visit their pages and explore the reasons why there is a Remembrance Day, . The

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-34477396996752071382007-09-19T18:12:00.000-07:002007-09-19T18:20:13.211-07:00

David A Tomlinson, President of the National Firearms Association, passed away the evening of September 18th, 2007 after a short illness.It goes without saying that David Tomlinson had a deep impact on firearms politics and legislation in Canada, beginning in the 1970's with the FARO group, through the first incarnation of National Firearms Association in 1978, and from 1984 to present as

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-13106966625957962482007-09-18T08:57:00.000-07:002007-09-18T08:59:21.806-07:00

EDITORIAL: Give schools a choice to be tougher targetsThe Daily Telegram,Adrian, MichiganSaturday, September 15, 2007 9:33 PM EDT— At issue: A state bill to allow trained adults the choice to carry a concealed firearm at school.— Our view: Such adults have excellent safety records, while “gun-free zones” offer only the illusion of safety.What did the past year’s Virginia Tech killings, the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-48059954511664900362007-08-30T15:47:00.000-07:002007-08-30T16:08:14.294-07:00

The Governor of the state of Virginia, Tim Kaine, has released his report on the findings concerning the massacre of 32 students at Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007.Presented below is the summary report of the findings. The full report is available at the link to the Governor's website. Report of the Virginia Tech Review PanelSUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGSOn April 16, 2007, Seung Hui Cho, an angry and

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-89684474800405310632007-07-26T16:49:00.000-07:002007-07-26T17:03:21.397-07:00

Suspects show 'total disregard' for bail conditions: Toronto police chief[...]Sheldon Gladstone Evans, 22, was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with violating his terms of bail. Police allege that Evans was present during the weekend shooting of 11-year-old Ephraim Brown at an outdoor gathering in the Jane and Sheppard area.Police said Evans has two bail orders placing him under house

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-23482072669004261362007-07-26T16:04:00.000-07:002007-07-26T16:34:56.334-07:00

Another from JacksNewsWatch:"The dumbest editorial the Star has produced in years""I linked to the editorial this morning but it’s time to revisit because I’m certain that whoever wrote it can’t walk and chew bubble gum "at the same time (I truly believe it).Ban handguns before more dieThe senselessness of allowing widespread handgun ownership has never been more clear as Toronto mourns another

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Posted on July 25th, 2007 in Canadian Politics, Gun Crime by Sandy (Crux-of-the-Matter)Canada does not have a gun control problem per se. It has a criminal control problem. We have easy bail, early release, mandatory release and light sentencing, all of which mean that we have a revolving door type of criminal justice system — in at one end and very quickly out the other.In the last couple of

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-24044724910342468982007-07-25T19:05:00.000-07:002007-07-25T19:30:49.981-07:00

The 2006 Crime Stats Analysis - Time for the Truth ( A Prime Time Crime Exclusive)By Scott NewarkWe have this quaint saying in the criminal justice business that used to characterize our work; “The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth.” The recent 2006 Crime Statistics put out, by some strange reason, the Minister of Industry are indicative, however, that for some, truth has become a

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-68489776289043475242007-07-25T19:00:00.000-07:002007-07-25T19:03:29.688-07:00

[Cross-posted from Editorial Times.ca and Jack's Newswatch]I originally had much more to say about the political response (and the absolutely drooling spate of editorials from the MSM) to the death of 11 year old Ephraim Brown on the weekend, but Jack at JacksNewsWatch has said all that needs to be said.:In a day or so Toronto will bury another innocent child killed by unrestricted gunfire.

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[Cross-posted from The Editorial Times.ca]Toronto Mayor David Miller said the latest rash of gun violence shows why Canada needs to toughen its gun laws, tighten border security and issue a complete ban on handguns."It's very clear that gun violence is connected to the ownership of guns," Miller told the media. "Handguns are still allowed to be owned in Canada, and they're stolen from owners and

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-84046268536647475672007-06-23T04:11:00.000-07:002007-06-23T18:36:37.455-07:00

Update: Dr.Gary Mauser's comments on the survey... (H/T Nimrod45 in the comments)Executive SummaryThe Government of Canada initiated a consultative process in summer of 2006, aimed at seeking the views of key stakeholders on potential measures that could improve the effectiveness of firearms control in Canada. More specifically, the objective of the consultations was to guide the development

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-46515459038614780362007-06-19T17:55:00.000-07:002007-06-19T18:11:33.621-07:00

Time has been tight recently to follow up on some of the new issues, like the outright silliness from Jean Charest, premier of Quebec and the foolish "Anastasia's law" (what a truly sad legacy for a beautiful young girl). And what was Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant doing there? Trip paid for by the Liberal Party, I hope, because he was their to promote the Liberal Party agenda, not the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-26787667878809765032007-05-19T09:38:00.000-07:002007-05-19T09:39:50.399-07:00

Gun registry not likely to curb violenceDavid L. Shern, president and CEO - Mental Health America, Alexandria, Va.Congress' well-intentioned efforts to put more than $1 billion over three years to help states supply mental health information to the FBI's registry will do little to solve the gun violence problem ("Group: Still easy for mentally ill to buy guns," News, Monday).Many assume that a

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-53198622545706229122007-05-17T15:17:00.000-07:002007-05-17T15:18:21.522-07:00

OTTAWA, May 16, 2007 — The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada will extend the current amnesty for non-restricted firearms.The amnesty will now be in effect until May 16, 2008, and provides an additional period for non-restricted firearm owners to come into compliance with the law as it stands.“Canada’s New Government is committed to

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-32172378346468037902007-04-29T05:03:00.000-07:002007-04-29T05:31:53.818-07:00

The following is an extensive analysis of attempts at gun bans world wide, by two widely respected members of the academic community.Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide? A Review of International EvidenceBy Don B. Kates, Pacific Research Institute, and Gary A. Mauser, Simon Fraser UniversityAbstractThe world abounds in instruments with which people can kill each other. Is the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-39919982304946477362007-04-19T04:29:00.000-07:002007-04-19T05:18:32.102-07:00

As the Virginia Tech story was unfolding Monday morning, I received the following email, along with one of those charts that compare murder rates around the world, from a reader in the U.S. (who I choose not to name, God knows why...):"Gun Control CanadaIt’s good to know you care as little about your children as we do in the US, because I was beginning to think we were the only retards north of

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-32747795764921826122007-04-18T17:22:00.000-07:002007-04-19T05:24:33.627-07:00

Originally written in 1999, this analysis by John Lott Jr and William Landes, makes an interesting read in the context of recent events, Virginia's concealed carry law, and Virginia Tech's insistence that it not participate. VIII. ConclusionThe results of this paper support the hypothesis that concealed handgun or shall issue laws reduce the number of multiple victim public shootings. Attackers

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-18864198468338897682007-04-16T14:44:00.001-07:002007-04-19T05:25:39.577-07:00

By now, most of the world has heard about the tragedy of a mass shooting at Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia, this morning. I won't re-iterate the known details here, any media outlet will have their report and spin on the tragedy.But an interesting debate is about to begin, about this:Gun bill gets shot down by panel: HB 1572, which would have allowed handguns on college

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We at Gun Control Canada.org stand with all Canadians in our horror and shock at the events that have unfolded this morning at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. This is a massive and unfortunate tragedy, and our sympathy and concerns go out to all of the direct and related victims of this terrible event. While the details are yet to be understood, we know that once again Canada and the US

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-51699440118172980542007-04-15T18:43:00.000-07:002007-04-15T18:51:59.590-07:00

You all know who Professor Gary Mauser is, and the work he's done for the firearms community in our efforts to replace the Liberal's Firearms Act.Blair HagenVice President, CommunicationsNational Firearms Associationwww.nfa.caA MESSAGE FROM PROFESSOR GARY MAUSER, RE: PROPOSED FIREARMS AMNESTYI'm asking you to help me get as many people as you can to sign andsend in a letter saying we support the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-88144263279497327222007-04-12T07:24:00.000-07:002007-04-12T12:02:29.867-07:00

Convergence is truly a wonderful thing when elements of politics, blatant media bias, and sloppy research come together in a connect-the-dots geewhiz sort of way. A Canadian blogger, Canadian Blue Lemons picked up an obvious and gross pair of errors on the increasingly no-longer-ready-for prime-time Toronto Star. Neal Boortz, a blogger in the U.S., did up a funny on "why liberals write columns

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-44629345697211703552007-04-11T04:52:00.000-07:002007-04-12T10:45:58.473-07:00

The conservative Government of Canada has announced ad itention to extend the amnesty period for registering long guns until May, 2008. The current amnesty, set to expire in May 2007, gives long gun owners a respite from registering their previously unregistered long guns without the risk of prosecution for failing to do so. The Government intends to dismantle the ineffectual long gun registry

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-85641927217904395452007-04-08T10:22:00.000-07:002007-04-08T20:01:58.489-07:00

[ The following essay won the Letter of the Week award on 2004-02-24 at Mark Steyn's web site, http://www.marksteyn.com . In honour thereof, Mr. Steyn graciously sent me a copy of his "The Face of the Tiger", autographed: "Congratulations. A Great Letter." ]My Fellow Canadian ~I once read an excellent Isaac Asimov non-fiction essay on really big numbers. Humans are in general really bad at

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Title XLVI: CRIMESChapter 790 WEAPONS AND FIREARMS 790.335 Prohibition of registration of firearms.--(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.--(a) The Legislature finds and declares that:1. The right of individuals to keep and bear arms is guaranteed under both the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and s. 8, Art. I of the State Constitution.2. A list, record, or

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-73179353391870864782007-04-07T19:11:00.000-07:002007-04-07T19:17:10.964-07:00

Worry About the Right Thingsby John Stossel (More by this author)Posted: 04/04/2007For the past two weeks I've written about how the media -- part of the Fear Industrial Complex -- profit by scaring us to death about things that rarely happen, like terrorism, child abductions, and shark attacks.We do it because we get caught up in the excitement of the story. And for ratings.Worse, because many

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-45435917522592795382007-03-24T15:16:00.000-07:002007-03-24T16:28:41.012-07:00

By Bruce GoldIntroduction One of the newest controversies in the gun control debate is the issue of "ballistic imaging" (sometimes incorrectly referred to as "ballistic fingerprinting"). Ballistic imaging technology has been around for awhile. The U.S. Federal Government has been working on an imaging network (The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network - NIBIN) for about ten years.

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Mar20: Court Proceedings DelayedDear Supporters:It's been a long couple of days for us this week. Court was delayed until 2:30pm on Monday because of a bad snow storm. The judge couldn't land in Kenora Sunday night and had to fly in after noon on Monday.The judge came back with a decision about the standing of our expert witnesses. Gary Mauser is considered an expert witness but one of his papers

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March 12-16 Court HearingsThe hearings this week begin at 10:00 AM daily at the Superior Court of Ontario, 216 Water Street, Kenora Ontario.For interviews, media may contact 647 292 9199. If the phone has a busy signal, send a text message with a phone number, organization and contact name to 647 292 9199 or email media@brucemontague.ca so we can call back at the next court recess.Daily

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-24934741380360453412007-03-10T05:55:00.000-08:002007-03-10T06:00:48.662-08:00

Self Defence: A Pro-Gun Strategy (and also at www.diarmani.com)By John Orth, Sporting Clubs of NiagaraCanadian gun owners are slowly digging our own graves with our timid, apologetic approach to gun rights. Most Canadian gun owners, and most Canadian pro-gun organizations, have utilized a sporting purposes only argument in support of civilian gun ownership. Self defence has become a taboo topic.

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-25368362964926945902007-03-10T05:13:00.000-08:002007-03-10T05:15:46.239-08:00

Montague back in court to resume firearms challengeBelieves strongly his defiance of the Firearms Act is right and justBy Dan GauthierMiner and NewsThursday March 08, 2007Firearms activist Bruce Montague will back in Kenora Superior Court on Monday to resume his challenge to have Canada’s Firearms Act declared unconstitutional and keep him out of jail.“By challenging the validity of the firearms

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-65410941216016534232007-03-10T05:09:00.000-08:002007-03-10T05:11:55.004-08:00

Hromatka challenges gun lawBy Thom BarkerMar 06 2007Smithers (B.C.) Interior NewsA Smithers court judge reserved decision on a constitutional challenge to Canada’s Firearms Act on Wednesday.Walter Hromatka submitted to Judge John Milne that a refusal by the director of firearms to grant him a licence to possess a Walther PPK was contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Hromatka purchased

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-81453508838318618042007-03-10T05:01:00.000-08:002007-03-10T05:05:55.256-08:00

A .50-Caliber Crockby Matthew BastianMarch 08, 2007 01:00 PM ESTIf the anti-gun lobby has a script to follow, it must read something like this:A) Single out a certain type or category of firearm, even if a little imagination is required to create it; b) demonize said firearm as being useful only to criminals and drooling, inbred rednecks; and c) wait for a sympathetic media to jump on the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-71212055991680901012007-03-09T18:59:00.000-08:002007-03-09T19:07:09.934-08:00

BREAKING NEWS -- Divided three-judge D.C. Circuit panel holds that the District of Columbia's gun control laws violate individuals' Second Amendment rights: You can access today's lengthy D.C. Circuit ruling at this link.According to the majority opinion, "[T]he phrase 'the right of the people,' when read intratextually and in light of Supreme Court precedent, leads us to conclude that the right

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1173021591227799802007-03-04T07:17:00.000-08:002007-03-04T07:21:08.356-08:00

Moore gets taste of own medicine * Tony Allen-Mills, New York * March 05, 2007THE hunter has become the hunted. Michael Moore, the celebrated left-wing filmmaker, has become the unwilling subject of a new documentary that raises damaging questions about the credibility of his work.The director and star of successful documentaries such as Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1168113138881803882007-01-06T11:23:00.000-08:002007-01-06T11:58:16.793-08:00

Speaking at a December 6 vigil held to perpetuate the horror of Ecole Polytechnique and the angst of men who must apparently bear the burden of this tragedy forever, Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant once again stated his mission to take responsible citizens' property from them, in what has become only one plank in a bizarre Liberal platform to disarm law-abiding citizens in a zealous and

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From Christopher di Armani:For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 6, 2007"Katey's Firearms Facts" film releasedKatey Montague, the daughter of Bruce and Donna Montague, hasreleased her first short film, titled "Katey's Firearms Facts" on thevideo-sharing service YouTube.com.After researching some of the more ludicrous bungles by the CFC,Katey relates her findings in her own funny and engaging style.Katey

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1168080682707118022007-01-06T01:49:00.000-08:002007-01-06T02:52:54.550-08:00

Its easy to believe that the anti-gun lobby is driven by an altruistic belief that firearms in the hands of responsible citizens can only be a bad thing, and the mantra of "if it only saves one life..." may be a reasonable, even laudable goal for a safe society, whether it would be here in Canada or south of the border in the U.S. It might be a reasonable belief if it were true, but it's not. The

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PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun , December 29, 2006SECTION: Editorial/OpinionPAGE: 24COLUMN: Letter of the Day Our right to self defenceRe "Defending the use of guns" (Letters, Dec. 27): The stats used inBrad Lemee's letter came from Stats Canada and the FBI. (See garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/2005/608.htm).The USA had its worst crime problem in 1991.That year they saw all rates of crime at their

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1166927854855299862006-12-23T18:29:00.000-08:002006-12-24T05:07:20.203-08:00

There's Nothing Cukier Than A Gun Control NutKate McMillan at SDA,by way of Volokh (Original article from the G&M)Vancouver school board trustee Sharon Gregson [publicly argues that] Canadians need to broaden their thinking about handgun ownership. "There is a thinking that guns can only be bad and related to crime, and that's not my experience as a legal gun owner, participating in a gun sport,"

Stephennoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1165457967656364832006-12-06T18:16:00.000-08:002006-12-06T18:19:27.656-08:00

Steve Janke has the goods on Anne McLellan, via a memo from William Baker concerning the cost overruns at the Canadian Firearms Centre.

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1165456804028552532006-12-06T17:50:00.000-08:002006-12-06T18:07:22.490-08:00

[...]In 1668, the government of James was overturned in a peaceful uprising which came to be know as "The Glorious Revolution". Parliament resolved that James had abdicated and promulgated a Declaration of Rights, later enacted as the Bill of Rights. Before coronation, his successor William of Orange, was required to swear to respect these rights. The debates in the House of Commons over this

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1165187572595282192006-12-03T15:02:00.000-08:002006-12-03T15:32:54.790-08:00

Resolutions 42 and 47 presented below were reviewed at the convention, and resolution 42, in all its inaccurate glory, was ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED and incorporated into the LIBERAL POLICY PLATFORM.If you are a hunter and you are not yet convinced that the Liberals WILL take your semi-auto hunting and trap firearms, we respectfully suggest you look at the firearms in the poster HERE, and review this

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1165164794526420832006-12-03T08:00:00.000-08:002006-12-03T16:19:23.216-08:00

The following essay is provided by one of our readers..."The favorite quotes of the firearms registry supporters and anti-firearms advocates are "It is in place and it works, why remove it now?", or "Why remove the registry when Police use it 6500 times a day!" and also "Just ban guns as there is no need for them!"Here are facts to debunk them. I'll start with "It is in place and it works, why

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1165026491999150472006-12-01T18:11:00.000-08:002006-12-02T04:55:10.150-08:00

Pop Quiz: What's more important to a Liberal? (a) slavish adherence to dishonest, self-serving and blind ideology, or (b) constituent democratic rights, honesty and truth? The answer, of course, is (a) slavish adherence to dishonest, self-serving and blind ideology.And if you are a hunter, and you are not yet convinced that the Liberals WILL take your semi-auto hunting and trap firearms, We

Stephennoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1164756473931682382006-11-28T15:27:00.000-08:002006-11-28T15:31:54.310-08:00

By Mark Bonokoski, Toronto Sun, November 28, 2006She is the antithesis of the oft-parodied image of former National Rifle Association president, actor Charlton Heston, holding an antique Revolutionary War-era muzzle loader aloft back in 2000, and warning anti-gun proponents that they'd have to pry it "from my cold dead hands."Yet Sandy Froman is what Heston once was -- president of the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1164517433723273602006-11-25T20:56:00.000-08:002006-11-25T21:48:45.410-08:00

My nation is . . . TorontoStow the envy, rest-of-Canada dwellers. 'We are a nation because we are what we are' here in HogtownCHRISTIE BLATCHFORD, Globe and Mail, October 25, 2006. I cannot tell you how conflicted I was by the "Quebec is a nation" business that broke out all over this week: as a federalist, delighted; as a Torontonian, amused. To borrow from the deliciously outfoxed and caught

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1163364889864242292006-11-12T12:50:00.000-08:002006-11-12T14:16:31.743-08:00

This will be the last update on the topic of the semi-auto ban unless new relevent information is received. The response to the semi-auto ban "rumour" was apparently unlike anything Parliament Hill has experienced before from the grass roots. Based on a synthesis of responses from individual MPs to their constituents, the subsequent referrals to Stockwell Day's ministry (Public Safety and

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1162832951996431282006-11-06T09:08:00.000-08:002006-11-06T17:49:57.466-08:00

From an Aussie correspondent, today:Here in Australia there was a push to further restrict firearms last year. The Police ministers were to meet the next day and the following was on the agenda: All pump action rifles to be banned. Levers and bolts taking more than three rounds to be so restricted that they would effectively be banned as well. The shooters got wind of it before the announcement

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1162734617754751232006-11-05T05:49:00.000-08:002006-11-05T10:08:59.796-08:00

Grass roots supporters from coast to coast are up in arms about a rumoured sellout over firearms issues by the Conservative party, in order to curry votes from the opposition and improve their voting base in Ontario and Quebec. CPC members can expect a firestorm in Ottawa this week from their constituents. Some of the comments from the trenches...:..."If this happens, it would be suicide for

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1162690173397481372006-11-04T17:24:00.000-08:002006-11-06T05:18:28.623-08:00

The following post was made on a popular board this evening...If true - the Conservative Party of Canada will become history in the next election... we guarantee it...... I am sorry to say that I have been privy to a personal warning that the current minority government is about to announce the prohibition of all currently-restricted long-guns. It is a very serious warning, coming from a very

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1162437154360183242006-11-01T19:09:00.000-08:002006-11-01T19:12:34.373-08:00

I am not a bad person!Now that is a self-evaluation, but on the whole, is probably an accurate statement. I have a full-time job and no criminal record. I pay my taxes and give to charity. I care deeply about my family and am involved in my community. I am a good neighbour and a caring friend. So why do you hate me so much?Why do you label me a criminal? Have I ever done you harm? Do you even

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1161469808728333312006-10-21T14:53:00.000-07:002006-10-23T04:21:47.126-07:00

The Montreal Gazette has a gun-control theme going this weekend to try to capitalize on the (apparently) never-ending hysteria in Quebec over gun control.An article by Hubert Bauch, "Guns: a Question of Control: Ban semi-automatics, Quebecers say", attempts to report on the results of recent joint "surveys" conducted by Leger Marketing and Ipsos-Reid for the Montreal Gazette.One of my

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1161224121816814602006-10-18T19:09:00.000-07:002006-10-22T19:08:28.103-07:00

Gun Policy: Controlling Violence or Political Posturing?By Bruce GoldOne unfortunate result of the recent gun violence is the re-emergence of the politically attractive idea of blaming inanimate objects - guns- for the wilful acts of criminals. This is an attractive strategy because it's emotionally appealing to an upset public and spares politicians the difficult task of going after organized

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FIVE MINUTES TO FREEDOM!A FIVE-MINUTE HANDBOOK FOR GUN RIGHTS ACTIVISTSCopyright &copy 2000 by JASPAR@aol.comAll rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution is permitted so long as this copyright notice is attached; the complete Handbook (including the introduction) is reproduced; no word or words are altered in any way whatsoever, and the web site address [ http://www.jaspar.net ] is

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1160870252967207652006-10-14T16:56:00.000-07:002006-11-01T18:42:31.933-08:00

The writings of Howard Nemerov are a treasure trove of material for the pro-firearm enthusiast in the apparently never-ending search to place truth in the path of the Anti-Gun Lobby. The site referenced here contains fifty articles by Howard, from late 2003 to the present. Heavily researched and annotated, Nemerov's perspective provides cogent arguments tightly buttressed with references and data

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Texas School Tells Classes to Fight BackBy JEFF CARLTONAssociated Press WriterOct 13, 2:42 PM EDT BURLESON, Texas (AP) -- Youngsters in a suburban Fort Worth school district are being taught not to sit there like good boys and girls withtheir hands folded if a gunman invades the classroom, but to rush him and hit him with everything they got - books, pencils, legs and arms."Getting under desks

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1160671913781937642006-10-12T08:31:00.000-07:002006-10-12T14:56:26.786-07:00

Rejuvenated by the Dawson College tragedy, the Coalition for Gun Control, led by Ryerson business professor Wendy Cukier, has been promoting a new assault on law abiding Canadian firearms owners, counselling Dawson College students, amongst others, to get pro-active and spread her particular agenda to strip democratic citizens of their right to own and possess firearms.There is no question that

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1158710693530720582006-09-19T17:04:00.000-07:002006-09-19T17:11:57.206-07:00

by Paul F. Coppin    Editorial Times .caThe horror of the events at Dawson College in Montreal create an incalculable shock to the psyche of Canadians, a somewhat smug society that believes, on balance, "these things don't happen here". But they do. They did in Montreal in 1989, at Ecole Polytechnique, they did in Taber, Alberta.With typical predictability, both sides of the gun control debate

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1158710044952424232006-09-19T16:54:00.000-07:002006-10-13T05:59:34.693-07:00

by Brigitte Pellerin onlineIt's been almost a week since the Dawson shooting, and you probably think everything that could be said about it has been said. Several times. But it's not true. What hasn't been said about it says a lot about us. The professional chatterers, I mean. And what it says about us isn't very flattering.For starters, it appears we are unduly focused on material things.

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1158630063095284542006-09-18T18:39:00.000-07:002006-10-13T06:04:17.390-07:00

from The Star,Sep. 17, 2006. 01:00 AMRONDI ADAMSONI have to admit, I've been wrong about the gun registry in the past. I always thought that it should be scrapped, for the simple reason that criminals don't obey the law.It turns out, however, that the registry is useless for another reason. Some criminals do obey the law, dutifully registering their guns before using them to slaughter people.On

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June 23, 2006Gun Registry Myths Registry MythsDownload Paper in PDF to obtain corresponding graphics. Debunking Myths About the Canadian Firearm Registryby Professor Gary Mauser, Simon Fraser UniversityClaim #1: The registry allows the police to know where the guns are:Facts: The registry provides false security. There are too many errors and omissions in the registry for any police officer to

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1158623873027936202006-09-18T16:52:00.000-07:002006-09-18T17:04:47.840-07:00

by Gary Mauser.There are many ways to kill: bombs, knives, poison and guns, to name just a few. How effective would it be to limit the availability of any one of these tools if we want to reduce the incidence of murder? The answer, quite simply, is that it would not be very effective at all.As comforting as it might seem in the wake of last Wednesday's shooting spree in Montreal, proof is lacking

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1158424985464885132006-09-16T09:41:00.000-07:002006-09-16T09:43:05.480-07:00

Canadian Shooting Sports AssociationCanadian Institute For Legislative ActionNational Firearms AssociationPress Statement -- September 15, 2006All members of the Firearms Community are shocked at the tragedy that occurred yesterday at Dawson College in Montreal. We wish to extend our deep and sincere condolences and best wishes to the innocent victims of this heinous random violence, and to their

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1158188855436085432006-09-13T16:02:00.000-07:002006-09-13T16:32:00.200-07:00

In relation to the shooting incident in a downtown Montreal college today, the National Firearms Association, The Canadian Shooting Sports Association, and the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action have released the following preliminary statement:"STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTIONA very great

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1156169123181072642006-08-21T06:51:00.000-07:002006-08-21T07:05:23.200-07:00

George Jonas, writing in the National Post has provided a succinct and cogent statement concerning a citizen's right (Canadian, no less) to be armed, if necessary, to ensure one's personal safety. Challenging the myth that personal security is a state responsibility, George takes on the Gun Registry, and the mindset that fostered it:Saturday, August 19, 2006Rear-guard defenders of the great white

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1152367064026238842006-07-08T06:27:00.000-07:002006-07-08T06:57:44.106-07:00

While the definition of small arms and light weapons has had various interpretations, the typical definition has been consistent with the following, from this Department Of Foreign affairs and International Trade website (from 2003, last updated 2005):Small arms and light weapons have been defined in various ways in various fora, but are understood to include weapons that are designed to military

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General Assembly, United Nations July 7, 2006DC/3037Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Review Conference on Illicit Small Arms Trade 13th & 14th Meetings (AM & PM) UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING GLOBAL EFFORT AGAINST ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT ON FINAL DOCUMENT President Says Action Plan Validity, Effectiveness

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1151935578416691342006-07-03T07:06:00.000-07:002006-07-03T11:14:27.296-07:00

You might ask, what on earth does the right to bear arms have to do with candy?  The answer may be "the survival of a nation".  Tom Utley in the Daily Mail in England writes of a manuscript he received, entitled "The Icon of St. Elias". The futuristic story is an ideological remake of George Orwell's "1984".Utley hasn't had to look too far to find the precursors of such a future in the

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Proposal for an intersessional programme of work to enhance implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Lights Weapons in All Its Aspects ForewordDuring the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference to Review Progress made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1151872209452537162006-07-02T13:17:00.000-07:002006-07-02T13:57:36.150-07:00

STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR GILBERT LAURINDEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADATO THE UNITED NATIONSTO THE OPENING OF THE UN CONFERENCE TO REVIEW PROGRESS MADE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION TO PREVENT, COMBAT AND ERADICATE THE ILLICIT TRADE IN SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IN ALL ITS ASPECTS AT THE SIXTIETH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEW YORK, 26 JUNE

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For an in-depth look at the United Nations Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Irradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects, New York, 26 june -7 July, 2006, follow the conference link.General AssemblyDC/3027Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Background

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UPDATE: While the conference concluded without a resolution in regard to SALW, Canada's Department of External Affairs continues to promote the Liberal agenda of ending civilian ownership of firearms. Its still important to contact Minister Mckay (below) to tell him that a) you will not stand for the disarmament of civilians, and, b) demand that he take control of his department so that it may

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We've encountered some unexpected confusion over what the Gun Control Canada.org site is. Some have assumed we are simply a blog. GCC is far from that. We chose to front end the archives with the blogger format as it gave us an already constructed interactive user interface for users of the site to interact with one another over the content contained within these pages. This reduces our bandwidth

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GLOBE AND MAIL 2006.06.20PAGE: A16 EditorialMetro EditionThe long-gun registry is ripe for dismantlingCritics of the Conservatives' gun-registry bill claim the Tories are removing a central plank in the country's gun-control regime. In fact, they are removing a minor plank, and a rotten one at that.The long-gun registry is only one small part of Canada's wide-reaching system for controlling the

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1150855609404006722006-06-20T19:02:00.000-07:002006-06-20T19:21:01.916-07:00

Red Deer (Alta) Advocate 2006.06.19BYLINE: LAURA TESTERFirearm plans embraced by gun groupFailure to license a firearm should not be a criminal offence, says the head of a firearms group. Jerrold Lundgard, president of the 4,000 member Responsible Firearms Owners of Alberta, said changes need to be made to the Criminal Code so that responsible gun owners don't get penalized."Legislation should

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1150766054615271982006-06-19T18:12:00.000-07:002006-06-20T06:26:48.000-07:00

Legislative changes to the Firearms Act and Criminal Code introduced in ParliamentBill C-21: - An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (non-registration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted)The Bill introduced today, once passed, will repeal the requirement for long-gun owners to register their hunting rifles and shotguns. Certain requirements will remain in place

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The long-gun registry: Costs and crime statisticsCosts * In 1995, the previous government told Parliament that the firearms program, most specifically the long-gun registry, would involve a net cost of just $2 million (Auditor General’s Report 2002, Chapter 10). * In May 2000, the previous government admitted that the costs had actually ballooned to at least $327 million (Auditor General’s

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Canada’s new Government fulfills commitment to abolish the long-gun registryOttawa, June 19, 2006 -- Today in the House of Commons, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, tabled legislative amendments to free Canadians from the requirement to register their non-restricted firearms.“Canada’s new government is keeping its promise to scrap the long-gun registry. We will focus on

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1150727485347204782006-06-19T07:28:00.000-07:002006-06-19T07:31:25.363-07:00

Why Citizens Should Be Allowed to Bear ArmsFrom the desk of Sean Gabb on Wed, 2006-06-07 22:57The current debate on armed crime is depressingly predictable. Everyone agrees something must be done. Just about everyone agrees this something must include laws against the sale or carrying or simple possession of weapons. More controls on weapons, the argument goes, the fewer weapons on the street:

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10 years after Dunblane, gun register is 'not fit for purpose'.By Roya Nikkhah(Filed: 11/06/2006)The National Firearms Register promised by the Government in the aftermath of the Dunblane massacre has been condemned as "fundamentally flawed and not fit for purpose".An internal police report describes the database, intended to carry information on everybody who has applied for a gun licence, as

Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25296583.post-1149475586209572032006-06-04T19:24:00.000-07:002006-06-12T17:31:15.786-07:00

The media and the anti-gun lobby can't seem to let this one go. Recent articles continue to perpetuate this performance fallacy. Some writers are still using the old "5000 hits" from the Coalition for Gun Control (which originally was "2000 hits"). "6500 hits" and the Canadian Firearms Centre can't demonstrate that even one life has been saved by the use of the registry (remember, "public safety"

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Gun registry successfully kept guns out of the United States"The people for and against the long-gun registry have been tossing allegations back and forth about how effective the registry has been in fighting crime. Often this takes the form of statistics. For: An average of 5,000 queries a day are made by law enforcement agencies. Against: Virtually all the queries are automatically generated by

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Michel Dorais, commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency, announced today that William Baker, until recently commissioner of the Canadian Firearms Centre , will leave that agency and take up the newly created post of CEO/COO of the Canada Revenue Agency. Mr Baker came to the Canadian Firearms Centre from Revenue, and returns to his roots as a longtime CRA bureaucrat.Mr. Baker's departure comes

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Government takes action to eliminate the costly and ineffective long-gun registryOTTAWA, May 17, 2006 -- The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced the Government’s plan to eliminate the long-gun registry and to better meet law enforcement needs while reducing burdens on law-abiding long-gun owners.“Eliminating the long-gun registry is a promise this government made

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Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser tabled her 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. Of particular interest to Canadian firearms owners, is Chapter 4, Canadian Firearms Program. Fraser was critical of financial reporting practices, contracting practices, and alluded to possible simlar issues of contract payments for which no particular work was done. She added an additional report

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