Wed May 10, 2023 – 8:28 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – The Canadian federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially voted in favor to in effect shut down the debate over a bill in the House of Commons that would ban many types of guns and mandate a buyback program.
On Tuesday, MPs in the House of Commons voted 201-114 for Liberal motion No. 25, “Proceedings on Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms).” The only party to vote against the motion were the Conservative and Green MPs.
Part of this motion is geared to limit debate on the bill. It states that “not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at report stage.”
The motion also reads that “not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at the third reading stage,” as well as reading that “not more than 20 minutes be allotted for debate on any clause or any amendment moved.”
Also, the motion calls for “prohibited firearms” in the Criminal Code “to include a further technical description for an assault-style firearm and
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