Tue May 23, 2023 – 7:49 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – The Canadian federal government’s controversial gun grab bill that would ban many types of guns, including handguns, and mandate a buyback program passed in the House of Commons last Thursday after most MPs voted in favor of it.
In a 207-113 vote, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), passed third reading and will now head to the Senate to be debated.
Last week, 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).” This motion essentially limited debate on the bill. The only parties to vote against the motion were the Conservative and Greens.
On Thursday, an opposition motion tabled by the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) that would have made the bill go back to committee instead of being read a third time was defeated in a 209-109 vote.
Critics have long blasted Trudeau’s gun grab efforts, with most of the recent ire directed at Bill C-21.
Much of this controversy arose because
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