Australia made a deal to keep news on Facebook. Why couldn't Canada?
In 2021, Facebook temporarily blocked news on its platform across Australia
About a week later, Facebook and Google struck a deal with the Australian government and the restriction stopped. Yet in Canada, such a deal never materialized.
Instead, Ottawa passed the Online News Act in June, requiring tech giants to pay news outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose.
And on Tuesday, Facebook's parent company, Meta, responded by announcing it had officially begun to end news availability on its platforms in Canada.
So did Canada miss an opportunity to secure its own deal and avoid the current situation?
'Fundamental misreading'
Before Ottawa passed its law, Meta and Google had both threatened to block the sharing of news on their platforms in Canada.
"It feels like there were many that put a great deal of stock in the Australian situation and thought that, 'Well, this is all just a bluff and they will ultimately come back to the table,'" said University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist, who is also the Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law.
As Geist pointed out in a recent blog, some Canadian industry leaders, lobbyists and academics, were, before the bill passed, assuring the Senate that Meta would back down.
"I think it was a fundamental misreading of what took place in Australia," he said.
The legislation in Australia, the News Media Bargaining Code, governs conduct between Australian news businesses and "designated" digital platforms.
Originally, however, the bill that was being discussed was similar to what the Canadian law is now, meaning Meta and Google would have been legislated to pay news media companies if their stories appeared on their platforms.
That's what prompted Facebook's temporary ban.
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pages of Australian newspapers show stories about Facebook. In 2021 the
social media giant blocked Australians from sharing news stories,
escalating a fight with the government. (Rick Rycroft/The Associated Press)
But the ban, coming before the legislation had passed, gave the Australian government some space to negotiate, says Diana Bossio, an associate professor in media and communications at Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology.
"And they took out one really, really vital part of the legislation. And that's 'designation,'" she said.
Now, Australia's Treasurer can designate, and thus force, digital platforms like Meta and Google to pay for news.
But Meta and Google have yet to be designated.
"That's why Meta pulled that stunt [in 2021]," Bossio said. "It didn't want to be forced by the legislation to pay."
But, under the implied threat of being designated, both Meta and Google made separate deals with a series of media companies in Australia. Those deals, according to Jordan Guiao, research fellow at the Australia Institute's Centre for Responsible Technology, have resulted in more than 30 commercial agreements at approximately $200 million in value to news organizations.
The Canadian law doesn't have that flexibility, says Geist.
"That was a pretty important difference — where the Australian government had basically left itself with the wiggle room to engage in that kind of negotiation," Geist said. "The Canadian government, not so much."
Alfred Hermida, a journalism professor at the University of British Columbia, says, in Australia, the threat of being legislated may have led the platforms to make more deals with news organizations than they would have done before.
"But they still made those deals on their own terms individually, privately deciding who got money, who didn't get money, and how much money to each outlet," he said.
"And the government wasn't involved at all."
For both Meta and Google, it's not about the money but the principle of being regulated and the precedent it might set in other jurisdictions, Hermida said.
That's why Hermida says it's hard to see a solution in Canada that would bring Canadian news back to Meta. Meta fears that if it agrees to be legislated in Canada, then it would be pressured to be legislated in other places, Hermida says.
"This is not just a Canadian story. This is a global story," he said.
"Given that other countries and places in the U.S. are looking at this as well, [Meta and Google] don't want to be in a situation where they set a precedent saying, 'Yes, we accept this law and we will abide by it.'"
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When will Canadian news disappear from Google, Facebook? What the Bill C-18 rift means for you
Government says law will apply to companies with 'significant bargaining power imbalance'
That's a question many Canadians may be asking after tech companies Google and Meta, which owns the social media giants Facebook and Instagram, vowed to remove links to Canadian journalism.
It's in retaliation for the Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, that will make them strike agreements with media outlets for "fair compensation" when their news content is shared on the tech companies' platforms.
Not everyone agrees this is the best way to help an industry that has seen its advertising revenue decline. But at the centre of the battle over Bill C-18 is the average news consumer, who, like many Canadians, relies on Google and Facebook to find journalism that matters to them.
Here's what you need to know about the Online News Act and if — and when — you may have to change your news consumption habits.
What's the big deal about Bill C-18?
Google, in a statement Thursday, said it amounts to a "link tax," while Meta insisted Canadian news organizations are already benefiting from "free marketing" worth more than $230 million in the form of clicks from links visible on Facebook feeds.
Paul Deegan, president and CEO of News Media Canada, an advocacy association representing news outlets, acknowledges Google and Facebook "have been good partners" and their platforms drive traffic to news websites.
"We just want to be able to negotiate fairly, on a commercial basis, for the value of our content," Deegan said in an interview with CBC News Network.
But Alfred Hermida, a journalism professor at the University of British Columbia, believes C-18 is a "flawed piece of legislation" that doesn't address greater issues in the news industry, such as the concentration of private media ownership.
"It doesn't take into account the record profits of media conglomerates like Bell and Rogers," he said in a phone interview. "And it doesn't really do anything to support for more than 140 journalism startups that have been created in Canada since the year 2000."
Canadian
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has called Meta and Google's plan to
block Canadian news links 'deeply irresponsible.' (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Are the two sides still talking?
Reacting to Google's announcement Thursday, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez told CBC News conversations with the company are ongoing and the "clarity" it wants about the Online News Act will come as the government hammers out regulations.
Google, in its statement Thursday, said it's not convinced. Meta isn't optimistic either.
Rachel Curran, Meta Canada's head of public policy, told CBC's Power and Politics on Tuesday there were "no negotiations currently" between the company and the federal government.
When could Canadian news links be blocked?
The law will come into effect at the end of this year, and that's when Google said it will start blocking Canadian news links on its search, news and discover products.
Meta is also planning to prevent Canadian news links from appearing on Facebook and Instagram at the same time. The company also said in early June it would soon begin experimenting with blocking Canadian news content for one to five per cent of the 24 million Facebook users in Canada.
How will I find Canadian news?
News companies rely on an array of tools to reach their audiences, including their own websites and mobile device applications, along with other social media platforms.
Many outlets, including CBC News, use mobile device push alert notifications and email newsletters, though individuals must opt into those.
Private messaging and chat groups may also be alternatives. Meta's Facebook Messenger does not appear to be affected by the company's plans to block news links.
According to the latest Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 11 per cent of Canadians who find and share news on social media do so on Messenger, though more than double that number — 29 per cent — get their news on the actual Facebook platform.
Google's parent company Alphabet also owns YouTube, which is the second-most popular social media platform for news consumption in Canada after Facebook, per the Reuters Institute study. YouTube already allows users, including media outlets, to monetize their content. It's also possible to embed a link back to a news article in the video itself and in the video description.
But Hermida is skeptical about whether Canadians who rely on Google or Facebook for news will go directly to a website, app or use any other platform to find news.
"Once people have habits, they don't change them," he said, explaining many people don't actively seek out news rather they "stumble across" while doing something else.
Could the situation change?
A similar situation played out in Australia, when the country enacted a law in 2021 to make Google and Facebook bargain with news companies.
Though Facebook briefly blocked news from Australian feeds, the government was able to reach an agreement with the two companies and has since hailed its News Media Bargaining Code as a success that led to compensation deals with multiple organizations worth $200 million AUS.
But Hermida said the situation in Australia is different than Canada's.
"It exists on the books, but it hasn't been applied [to Meta and Google]," Hermida said. "So [it's] under that threat that Google and Facebook have been able to make their own deals."
Jordan Leichnitz, the Canada program manager at the Fredrich Ebert Foundation, a German social democracy think-tank, told CBC's Power and Politics this week the companies may be trying to "send a message" by making an example out of Canada,
"The legislation that they're facing here is being replicated in other countries around the world, so there's a pretty close watch on what's happening here," Leichnitz said.
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Rachel Curran
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Rachel Curran is a lawyer by training, and has nearly fifteen years of experience in public affairs, including extensive experience providing strategic and policy advice to the Prime Minister of Canada and federal and provincial Cabinet ministers. She is known for her intelligence, work ethic, and analytical ability, as well as her capacity to deliver on objectives.
As Director of Policy to the Prime Minister, Rachel was closely engaged in all matters involving the federal government, including foreign and defence policy, trade negotiations, economic affairs, immigration, transportation, energy and the environment, indigenous affairs, social development and intergovernmental relations. She was directly responsible for setting and implementing the government’s policy agenda over the course of four years, and oversaw all major governmental initiatives including the preparation of the annual $280-billion federal budget. Rachel’s approach to problem-solving is based on detailed, cross-jurisdictional research, careful and thorough assessment of possible solutions in collaboration with interested parties, and the development and execution of realistic strategies to achieve desired results in a timely manner.
At the provincial level, as Chief of Staff and advisor to two senior Cabinet ministers, Rachel provided advice on a wide range of political, policy and legislative issues related to public safety, including law enforcement, residential tenancy, consumer protection, automobile insurance, road safety, gaming, liquor licensing and distribution, and provincial emergency management. She also handled all communications and media relations, and interaction with stakeholder organizations.
Earlier in her private sector career, Rachel practiced commercial law, specializing in financial services, insurance and securities litigation. She was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2001, and practiced for several years in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.
During the course of her career, Rachel has worked with a wide range of stakeholders provincially, nationally and abroad, and is experienced in engaging and liaising with top-level representatives of governments, corporations, and industry and non-profit organizations. Her professional career has allowed her to develop a deep and unique understanding of public policy both in Canada and internationally.
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Rachel Curran top dog at Meta Canada pulled down our Facebook page with 46,000 followers for really no credible reason at all. The Vote Canada page was also locked to “Canada Only” it was literally 46,000 Canadians! Its unacceptable!
Rachel Curran & Kevin Chan of Facebook Canada have one agenda, manipulation of public opinion for the purposes of swaying elections. A photo was posted of of Chrystia Freelands Grandmother hanging out with her good buddy Adolf Hitler. It looks to bad for their liberal friends. They then go on to claim that this material is so dangerous it required pulling down a Facebook page with 46,000 followers. This is Canada’s deputy Prime Minister people.
We set out to reach miss Curran. Who accidentally added her personal phone number to whats app policy manager company Facebook page. She lied after answering as Rachel and said I had the wrong person and she didn’t work for meta and hung up. Calling back and there was no answer, the voicemail said hi this is Rachel Curran. Lying scumbag and absolute unaccountable coward. Then she proceeded to block as many ways as she could possible like a rat on the run.
The targeted attack by Rachel Curran harassing 4 other admins saying that all their accounts had been hacked and compromised which is a load of garbage and lies. Another example of Meta Lies. Rachel Curran of Meta Canada / Facebook will be continued to get held accountable with boatloads of bad PR until she puts the Vote Canada page back upDr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York, and a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School. Dr. Geist’s column on technology law issues regularly appears in the Globe and Mail. He is the editor of several copyright books including The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law (2013, University of Ottawa Press), From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda (2010, Irwin Law) and In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law (2005, Irwin Law), the editor of several monthly technology law publications, and the author of a popular blog on Internet and intellectual property law issues.
Dr. Geist serves on many boards, including Ingenium, Internet Archive Canada board, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation Advisory Board. He is the chair of the Digital Strategy Advisory Panel for Waterfront Toronto. He has received numerous awards for his work including the Kroeger Award for Policy Leadership and the Public Knowledge IP3 Award in 2010, the Les Fowlie Award for Intellectual Freedom from the Ontario Library Association in 2009, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer Award in 2008, Canarie’s IWAY Public Leadership Award for his contribution to the development of the Internet in Canada and he was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2003. In 2010, Managing Intellectual Property named him one of the 50 most influential people on intellectual property in the world and Canadian Lawyer named him one of the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Dr. Geist was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2018.
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Alfred Hermida, PhD, is an award-winning online news pioneer, digital media scholar and journalism educator, with more than two decades of experience in digital journalism. He is a full professor in the University of British Columbia School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, where he served as director for five plus years (June 2015 – December 2020).
In 2017, he co-founded and launched The Conversation Canada with his UBC Journalism colleague, Mary Lynn Young, bringing academics and experienced journalists together to share timely analysis and commentary drawing from research, evidence and insights.
With an extensive record of scholarly peer-reviewed articles in respected journals and chapter contributions to academic texts, Hermida is at the forefront of research into the digital transformation of media, social media and data journalism.
His most recent book, co-authored with Mary Lynn Young, is Data Journalism and the Regeneration of News (Routledge 2019). He is author of Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters, (DoubleDay, 2014), winner of the 2015 National Business Book Award, co-author of Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and co-editor of The Sage Handbook of Digital Journalism (Sage, 2016).
His teaching and learning seeks to provide meaningful professional education experiences and enrich the career-readiness of students. He focuses on professional journalism education based on knowledge-enhancement, new media and interdisciplinarity, rather than just on static craft development based on industry-specific norms and structures. His approach seeks to engage students through scholarly work and professional practice, extending classroom learning into digital spaces through applied educational projects. He co-developed the Integrated Journalism, Decoding Social Media and Imagine Journalism Studio courses.
An award-winning journalist, he is a 16-year veteran of the BBC and was a founding news editor of the BBC News website in 1997. During his tenure as daily news editor at the website, the site won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for the best news website four years running, from 1998 to 2001, and a NetMedia Award for the Best Story Broken on the Net in 2000. In 2003, he received a NetMedia Award for Technology Reporting for an in-depth report on the use of technology in developing countries.
Prof Hermida joined the website after seven years in BBC radio and television news. working for regional, national and international outlets. Four of these years were as a BBC foreign correspondent in North Africa and the Middle East, mainly covering the military coup and Islamic insurgency in Algeria and the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. During this time, he interviewed the PLO leader Yasser Arafat twice, as well as the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He also contributed articles on the Middle East to The Wall Street Journal and The Times of London, and radio reports for CBC and Christian Science Monitor Radio.
In 2005, Prof Hermida was the first digital journalist to be a Knight-Wallace fellow at the University of Michigan.
He is British-Canadian, with his family roots in Gibraltar where he was born and lived until going to university in the U.K.
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Meta will soon prevent Canadians from accessing news content on its platforms
Meta announced earlier this week that it will soon begin blocking all news access on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram in protest to the federal government recently passing Bill C-18, the Online News Act.
In comments provided to The Canadian Press, News Media Canada president and CEO Paul Deegan said this “intemperate” action will harm user experience and devalue the Facebook platform.
“Without access to real fact-based news created by real journalists, Facebook will become far less attractive to users and advertisers,” Deegan said in a statement. “We expect more and more advertisers and their agencies will begin pulling advertising from the platform in response to this unilateral, undemocratic, and unreasonable move.”
Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s new Minister of Canadian Heritage, called the decision “irresponsible” and said she intends to “stand up for Canadians against tech giants.”
News Media Canada is the voice of the print and digital media industry in Canada, representing hundreds of trusted titles in every province and territory.
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News Media Canada elects Dave Adsett as chair
The board of directors of News Media Canada has elected Dave Adsett as chair.
Mr. Adsett is a second-generation newspaper publisher from Fergus, Ontario. He runs the Wellington Advertiser, which serves the county of Wellington and neighbouring environs, printing in excess of 40,000 copies per week, as well as the North Wellington Community News. The Wellington Advertiser was founded by William Hugh Adsett in 1968.
A former local councillor, mayor, county warden, and Police Services Board chair, Mr. Adsett has served on the board of directors of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association since 2012 and is a former president of that organization.
“Journalism is vital to Canadian democracy and to keeping citizens and communities connected,” said Mr. Adsett.
“News Media Canada is committed to advocating on behalf of all publishers – corporate, independent, big, small, controlled, subscribed, print and digital – as we advance priorities, including improving the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit, renewal of the Local Journalism Initiative, and ensuring regulations related to the Online News Act are fair to both news publishers and online platforms.”
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David Adsett, Publisher, Wellington Advertiser
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Neil Oliver, Chief Executive Officer, Torstar Corporation
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Peter Kvarnstrom, President, Community Media, Glacier Media Inc.
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Sophie Gaulin, Director and Editor-in-Chief, La Liberté
Sarah Holmes, Publisher, Gabriola Sounder
Abbas Homayed, Director – Community Relations and Publisher, Sudbury.com/Village Media
Duff Jamison, Chief Executive Officer, Great West Newspapers
Mary Kemmis, President, BC North, Black Press Media
Pierre-Elliott Levasseur, President, La Presse
Andrew MacLeod, President and Chief Executive Officer, Postmedia Network Inc.
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From 2015 to 2018, he was Vice-President, Public and Government Affairs at Canadian National Railway Company. He had North American responsibility for CN’s relationships with governments at all levels as well as media relations, social media, corporate advertising, sponsorships and donations, community relations, and internal communications.
Mr. Deegan joined BMO Financial Group in 1996 as a policy adviser in the CEO’s office. From 2009 to 2015 – a period which included the global financial crisis and a transformative acquisition by BMO – he was Vice-President, Government and Public Relations.
Prior to joining BMO, Mr. Deegan served as Deputy Executive Director of the National Economic Council in the Clinton White House. He worked for the Government of Ontario’s Cabinet Office. He also interned in the office of the late United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy and at the Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC.
He studied at McGill, and graduated from University of Toronto in History and Political Science. While at BMO, he completed two advanced executive programs with the Ivey/Kellogg and Rotman business schools.
Mr. Deegan is a director of the Michener Awards Foundation and is a member of the investment committee of the Society of the Sacred Heart. He is a past director of Toronto Terminals Railway Co. Ltd., the Canadian Journalism Foundation, the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, Necessary Angel Theatre Company, Tarragon Theatre, and Aptus Treatment Centre for Complex Disabilities. He was an Honorary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy, and he served on the Acquisition Committee – International Art after 1900 – at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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One-on-one with News Media Canada's Paul Deegan as their country's battle with Big Tech heats up.
Some
might say that one of the most important dates to affect the future of
the North American local news media industry was June 22, 2023. On that
day, Canada’s Senate passed Bill C-18,
a law requiring Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content
that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.
Many pundits are now blogging and editorializing about the upside and downside of C-18's passage and how it will likely impact pending similar legislation currently being discussed in committee in the U.S. Senate. The 2023 Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) — a law very similar to Canada's — will allow small and mid-sized news organizations to negotiate jointly for compensation from digital platforms that access their content without allowing them to profit from their journalism. The legislation (like C-18) also allows news publishers to demand arbitration if they reach an impasse in negotiations with digital platforms.
And if anyone doubts how important this ruling is to Big Tech, just look at what happened almost immediately once C-18 became law. Two days after passage, Meta announced it would end access to news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. And a few days after that, Google’s president of Global Affairs, Kent Walker, announced in a blog that it would remove links to Canadian news from Search, News and Discover products and would no longer operate Google News Showcase in Canada. Not to be topped, shortly after Google and Facebook’s actions, the Canadian government announced they would stop buying ads on Facebook and Instagram in return.
To offer some background, the Canadian local news media industry has experienced some of the same significant challenges their U.S. counterparts have in maintaining "top line" revenues impacted by digital disruption. Jobs, homes and cars, the three main "pillars" of the classified advertising category, have virtually disappeared from newspapers over the last 10 years. Inserts, and pre-press, which used to be a huge revenue stream for news publishers, are no longer being placed within the printed newspaper for local distribution, as major retailers prefer less expensive online couponing and digital loyalty programs.
But there's no question that, just like in the U.S., Canadian news publishers have lost the lion’s share of local advertising dollars to platforms like Google and Facebook, which garner a good deal of their audience through the news content they access for free from the local news media, and then monetize it.
In this episode of "E&P Reports," we look at the last few weeks in the life of Canadian news publishing through the eyes of Paul Deegan, president and CEO of the country’s largest industry trade organization, News Media Canada. Deegan unpacks the similarities and differences between Canada and the U.S. in national advocacy of Big Tech compensation legislation. He also discusses the battles that are now going on between Google /Facebook and the Canadian government as the digital platforms threaten to remove news content within the country, and Ottawa fights back by pulling ad dollars from the platforms.
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N.B. student newspapers worry how they'll fare following Meta news ban
Concern growing about how publications will reach audiences when new school year begins
But with Meta shutting down news content across Canada in response to the federal government's Online News Act, some students fear university and college publications may be coming to an end.
David Shuman, an Atlantic Representative for Canadian University Press, said people sign up to work in student news with the goal of covering "stories that need to be covered and to get those to the students that love to read them."
"If we can't share our stories, it's not like people are picking up a lot of these publications as newspapers or magazines anymore," Shuman said.
"We feel that we're going to be cut off from our audience."
A
screengrab from the Instagram app displays a message explaining that
people in Canada cannot see news content in response to the federal
government's legislation. (Brodie Fenlon/CBC )
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been signalling the move was coming after the government passed its Online News Act, Bill C-18, in June.
The law requires big tech giants like Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.
Canadians will no longer be able to view or post news content on Facebook or Instagram. News outlets, including international ones, will start having their content blocked on those platforms.
Meta's news ban was announced well after the winter semester had ended, leaving student editors concerned about how their publications will reach target audiences when the school year begins this fall.
'Oh you guys still have a website?'
Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri is editor-in-chief of The Aquinian, the student newspaper at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
Available online only, she said the publication's main audience is on Facebook and Instagram.
"Our audience is very much students that don't have a lot of time or don't have a lot of loyalty to one particular news site, so they might not be going out of their way to read us," she said.
Many students may be unaware of their campus publication without the amplification of social media. Grillo de Lambarri said it might come down to printing QR codes that lead to the website or putting up posters around campus.
Sofia
Erickson, editor-in-chief of UNB's Brunswickan, is concerned about how
people will find her paper's stories if they don't show up on social
media. (Submitted by Sofia Erickson)
Sofia Erickson, editor-in-chief of the Brunswickan, the student paper at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, said they only have one print distribution each month, so they're concerned about how they will get the word out about weekly stories without the help of Instagram.
"We don't have the name recognition of big publications, that people are just going to continue to check in on our website, because I know a lot of people I've talked to are like, 'Oh, you guys still have a website?'" they said.
Erickson said they hope the Brunswickan will be able to stay afloat, but they are also worried for other student publications.
"It's already hard to be print media in this day and age and when a lot of students aren't reading print media and aren't checking the website ... I'm worried that its going to lead to the closure of student media."
Not enthusiastic about X
Grillo de Lambarri said one option not garnering much enthusiasm is X, formerly known as Twitter, which has undergone a dramatic transformation under Elon Musk.
She says young people are not as active on X as other social media platforms.
"If you ever go to The Aquinian's Twitter, for example — it's not a lot of people that follow us, let alone engage with our content," she said.
Giuliana
Grillo de Lambarri, editor-in-chief of St. Thomas University’s student
paper, says the publication's audience is made up of students 'that
don't have a lot of time or don't have a lot of loyalty to one
particular news site.' (Daniel Salas/Submitted by Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri)
"We don't have a big audience to begin with, and it has become harder and harder for people to find you if you don't have ... the little blue check," Grillo de Lambarri said, referring to the platform's verification system.
Student publications are now exploring options offline to keep people informed about campus news, but the transformation will not be easy.
Shuman said a lot of student publications don't have the financial means to introduce or even reintroduce physical newspapers or magazines, which could result in having to cut down on staff.
"They would have to seriously change their operations in a way that might limit their ability to do what they do."
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CHCO TV Should Say Hey To Chucky For Me
Say Hey to our MP John Williamson for me
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Loss of Facebook for sharing stories a blow to small N.B. news outlets, communities
River Valley Sun, others rely on social media platforms to build active following, keep up with events
Not only do they largely rely on social media platforms to build an active following, but they also depend on them for staying informed about news in their area.
Theresa Blackburn, co-founder of the River Valley Sun newspaper based in Woodstock, says the free publication, which started in 2019, has been helped by social media.
"We started the paper with nothing, and we started basically from scratch, and because Facebook was free it was wonderful," Blackburn said Thursday.
Meta is leaving smaller news outlets scrambling to find an alternative strategy to stay connected with their audience. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been signalling a news ban after the government passed its Online News Act in June.
The law requires big tech giants like Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms.
Meta has already begun shutting down Canadian news, leaving smaller news outlets scrambling to find an alternative strategy to stay connected with their audience.
Facebook "allowed us to disseminate information, to have a platform for no real cost and to get everything out there," Blackburn said.
And now she worries that both River Valley Sun and its subscribers will suffer as Meta begins shutting down news on its platforms.
"Ultra-local news is actually doing something good in the community and having the inability to disseminate that to the greater public and to reach as many people as possible hurts us."
A lose-lose game
CHCO-TV is a community cable channel that is already struggling to expand its reach beyond the Charlotte County region to other small towns across southwestern New Brunswick.
That's why it uses Facebook to connect with about 28,000 followers who may not have access to the actual channel on the Rogers system.
Vicki Hogarth of CHCO-TV, in Charlotte County, says her community station may lose its target audience. (Submitted by Vicki Hogarth)
Reporter Vicky Hogarth, the news director of CHCO-TV, worries the station will lose its target audience, while local communities lose access to current affairs and information about events.
"I got the first phone call today from someone in Fredericton who said, 'I can't see you on Facebook anymore,'" said Hogarth. "So I said, 'Can you go on the page and tell me the last post you see?' And he saw one from a couple days ago and then before that he went back six months."
"Fifty per cent of Canadians are already … subject to being blocked from Canadian content on their platforms, so I am a little terrified about what's to come down the line."
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:18:41 -0400
Subject: At least Karen Ludwig's computer is far more ethical than the
lawyer Mario Dion can pretend to me to be as an Ethics Commissioner or
YOU EH Wayne Long?
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Methinks Karen Ludwig's computer is far more ethical than CBC or the
lawyer Mario Dion can pretend to me to be as an Ethics Commissioner
N'esy Pas?
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From: Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 20:41:28 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Seems that everybody wants to forget my
calls about the appointment of Mario Dion to be Canada's Conflict of
Interest and Ethics Commissioner
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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This email is to confirm we have received you correspondence and will
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/
N.B. cabinet ministers stand by Trudeau, backbenchers not completely sold
Trudeau accused of political interference, pressuring former attorney general
Hadeel Ibrahim · CBC News · Posted: Mar 07, 2019 7:00 AM AT
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody
Wilson-Raybould accused the Prime Minister's Office of pressuring her
to get a deferred prosecution agreement for SNC-Lavalin (Justin
Tang/Canadian Press )
While both federal cabinet ministers from New Brunswick say they have
"full confidence" in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, two Liberal MPs in
the province are expressing some reservations in the wake of the
SNC-Lavalin controversy.
New Brunswick Southwest MP Karen Ludwig said Wednesday she wants to
see the ethics commissioner's report before making up her mind about
how Trudeau handled things — especially because she's not in cabinet
and wasn't privy to those discussions.
Ludwig said she stands by the work of the Liberal government but is
still absorbing information about how it dealt with SNC-Lavalin.
"I think it's really important to listen to the witnesses that are
still coming before the justice committee but also the work of the
ethics commissioner," she said in an interview with CBC's Harry
Forestell.
New Brunswick Southwest MP Karen Ludwig says she'll continue to focus
on local, riding-based issues while the ethics commissioner
investigates the SNC-Lavalin affair. (CBC)
"I think that's a significant position that hardly anyone is actually
talking about. The ethics commissioner is a non-partisan role ...
Let's hear what th...
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---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:23:33 -0300 Subject: Methinks CHCO-TV is worth watching lately N'esy Pas? To: bhenderson@townofstandrews.ca, lsdadvisorycommittee@gmail.com vilbal@nbnet.nb.ca, info@shippagan.ca, villageofalma@gmail.com, info@st-louis-de-kent.ca, info@bouctouche.ca, vtrcto@nbnet.nb.ca, info@tracadienb.ca, vilstmar@nbnet.nb.ca, clerk@hanwell.nb.ca, megan@townofhampton.ca, richard.malone@townofhampton. vgs-tgf@nb.aibn.com, john@towngbw.ca, vstanley@nbnet.nb.ca, jason.gaudet@town.stgeorge.nb. ville@saintquentin.nb.ca, info@saint-leonard.ca, town@townofstandrews.ca, info@lameque.ca, townhall@nackawic.com, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, robertfisher@stcroixcourier.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "mary.wilson" <mary.wilson@gnb.ca>, "sherry.wilson" <sherry.wilson@gnb.ca>, "robert.gauvin" <robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>, "robert.mckee" <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>, "Roger.L.Melanson" <roger.l.melanson@gnb.ca>, "kris.austin" <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, "Arseneau, Kevin (LEG)" <kevin.a.arseneau@gnb.ca>, "Mark.Blakely" <Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "ron.tremblay2" <ron.tremblay2@gmail.com>, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)" <megan.mitton@gnb.ca> https://www.youtube.com/@ https://www.cbc.ca/news/ N.B. faces 'crisis of policing,' as rural communities explore options amid vigilantism Criminology professor says province should revisit creating provincial force to replace RCMP Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 18, 2023 6:19 PM ADT 13 Comments David Amos Content Deactivated Methinks CHCO-TV is worth watching lately N'esy Pas? David Amos Content Deactivated Boudreau contends the alleged vigilantism on Deer Island is not surprising, "given the level of frustration that is prevalent in so many rural communities across this province with the perceived — and real — inadequate level of policing." Well??? Daniel Henwell I absolutely give up trying to make any comment that doesn't fit the liberal media's narrative. David Amos Reply to Daniel Henwell I understand your frustration G. Timothy Walton "80 additional officers, including 51 on the frontline" So 51 additional officers, really. David Amos Reply to G. Timothy Walton There is an obvious question ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:51:45 -0300 Subject: Hey Higgy do ya think any of the other Premiers bothered to read the news about the RCMP in NB lately? To: "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Mark.Blakely" <Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Michael.Duheme" <Michael.Duheme@rcmp-grc.gc.ca <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "rob.moore" <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, "Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, media@newslit.org, info@mediasmarts.ca, mark@newscheckmedia.com, patrick.watt@chco.tv, ellen.desmond@crtc.gc.ca, qtides@midmaine.com, deerisland.chamberofcommerce@ <andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca> <briangallant10@gmail.com>, BrianThomasMacdonald <BrianThomasMacdonald@gmail. nsinvestigators <nsinvestigators@gmail.com>, NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, "pierre.poilievre" <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, "Pineo, Robert" <rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>, "premier.ministre" <premier.ministre@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, "Kevin.leahy" <Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, jean-claude.d'amours@gnb.ca, jacques.j.leblanc@gnb.ca, megan.mitton@gnb.ca, keith.chiasson@gnb.ca, robert.mckee@gnb.ca, "Dominic.Cardy" <Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "kris.austin" <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, "robert.gauvin" <robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>, kevin.a.arseneau@gnb.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, jackson.weaver@cbc.ca, Omar.Sachedina@ctv.ca, Muriel.Draaisma@cbc.ca, Talia.Ricci@cbc.ca, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com>, andrew <andrew@frankmagazine.ca> Feel free to review my blog https://davidraymondamos3. Thursday, 13 July 2023 RCMP warn against vigilantism as they investigate series of Deer Island incidents https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Deer Island lost RCMP officer over officer safety, says retired Mountie Gilles Blinn says backup is too far away and RCMP could face charges under Labour Code if officer hurt, killed Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 14, 2023 9:04 PM ADT | |
ABOUT US
The mission of CHCO-TV is to promote community media and to encourage, educate and engage
residents in Southwestern New Brunswick, to use new media and technology,
to improve civic involvement,
learn new media skills and enhance the culture, the economy, health and quality of life in New Brunswick.
HISTORY: Our first cablecast was on March 13,1993 on Cable 4.
By December 7, St. Andrews Community Television was registered
as a non-profit corporation.
The first organizational meeting of St. Andrews Community Channel Inc. was held on
February 15, 1994 and the Board has met on a monthly basis ever since.
Following the eventual sale of Fundy Cable a few years later, board members made the decision to
apply to the CRTC for a low power television broadcast licence.
Our application for a low-power television broadcast license was approved
by the CRTC on November 23, 2005 for CHCT-TV.
On Nov. 23, 2005, a licence was approved. CHCT-TV received clearance
to begin broadcasting on Feb. 21, 2006.
August 18, 2010 CHCT-TV was moved again from cable 10 to cable 9 to make way for Rogers' corporately branded
community channel from Saint John to be distributed for the first time in Charlotte County.
On May 29, 2012 CHCT became CHCO-TV.
December 20, 2012, CHCO-TV was added to the Bell-TV satellite television service on channel 539
to almost 1.6 million subscribers coast to coast.
October 24, 2014, CHCO-TV was added to the Bell Aliant Fibe television service on channel 58 available to most
of New Brunswick; and moved to channel 26 on September 8, 2016 to match the over-the-air channel.
November 21, 2018, CHCO-TV was made available to mainland Rogers subscribers county-wide on channel 126.
Rogers Ignite service was introduced in Charlotte County in the Autumn of 2019 placing CHCO on channel 133.
CHCO-DT 26.1 HDTV service starts February 15th 2021.
Rogers begins HD distrubtion of CHCO-DT on July 23rd 2021.
CHCO-TV26 IN THE NEWS
CHCO-TV accuses Rogers of anti-competitive practices - Saint Croix Courier January 31, 2020
TV Channel Honoured - Saint Croix Courier January 2, 2007
Antenna Has Been Raised for Channel 26 - Saint Croix Courier November 14, 2006
CHCT Open House Raises $5000 - Saint Croix Courier September 26, 2006
Independent Channel Gets Transmitter - Saint Croix Courier August 1, 2006
St. Andrews station gets its wings - Telegraph Journal February 15, 2006
Rogers takeover of Shaw approved, with conditions
Parties are subject to numerous stipulations about network investments, prices, and jobs
François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science and industry, said at a news conference Friday that the government has approved the transaction first proposed in 2021.
As part of the deal, the vast majority of Shaw's wireless business, Freedom Mobile, will be sold to Quebec-based Videotron. While Freedom Mobile and its more than two million customers will move over to Videotron, Rogers will maintain a much smaller part of Shaw's wireless business, known as Shaw Mobile, which operates mostly in Alberta and B.C.
Those Shaw Mobile customers will be added to Rogers' more than 10 million wireless customers across all of its brands, which includes Fido, Chatr and others.
The approval comes with 21 conditions that the government says are "legally enforceable," including that Videotron will start to offer plans that are comparable to those currently available in Quebec and they can't sell the wireless assets to anyone else for at least a decade.
Videotron must also:
- Offer 5G service everywhere Freedom currently operates within two years.
- Offer service in Manitoba via MVNO.
- Increase the data allotments for existing Freedom customers by 10 per cent.
"Today, I am informing Canadians that I have secured on their behalf unprecedented and legally binding commitments from Rogers and Videotron. And, after imposing strict conditions, the spectrum licences of Freedom Mobile will be transferred to Videotron," Champagne said.
Rogers
chairman Edward Rogers, right, and Shaw CEO Brad Shaw, left, have been
trying to finalize the merger of their two companies for more than two
years. (David Kawai/Bloomberg)
While Shaw's mobile business and its more than two million wireless customers will move to Quebecor, Rogers will take over Shaw's media and cable assets, most of which are in Western Canada. But Champagne says those assets are also subject to numerous conditions.
They include a requirement to create 3,000 jobs in Western Canada, to spend billions to expand its broadband and wireless networks and to offer new lower cost plans to consumers in both.
"Should the parties fail to live up to any of their commitments, our government will use every means in our power to enforce the terms on behalf of Canadians," Champagne said, noting that Rogers is subject to financial penalties of up to $1 billion for non-compliance.
WATCH | Minister gives conditional OK to telecom merger:
Videotron, for its part, is on the hook for up to $200 million in penalties if it doesn't live up to its end of the bargain.
"This transfer follows a series of agreements signed by the parties that will ensure that this new national fourth player will be in it for the long haul, be able to go toe to toe with the Big Three, and actually drive down prices across Canada," Champagne said, pitching the deal as a win for consumers.
But Canadians have heard promises like that before — including when the government opened up Canada's wireless industry to new players like Freedom in the first place in 2008.
Prices have indeed come down in recent years. Statistics Canada says prices for cellular services have declined in by about 25 per cent since 2020, according to the latest Consumer Price Index.
But overall rates for high-end plans are continue to be among the highest in the world. Consumer watchdog group OpenMedia called Friday's news that the merger had been approved "a dark day for the Internet in Canada."
"Today's decision is the largest blow to telecommunications competition and affordability we've ever seen," executive director Laura Tribe said after the news came out.
OpenMedia says it has heard from nearly 100,000 Canadians who are opposed to the merger, and notes that many of the stipulations of the deal, including spending billions on expanding connectivity to rural communities, and maintaining a head office in Western Canada, were things Rogers said it was going to do when it first proposed the tie-up.
"It's a massive betrayal that's only made worse coming from a government that has long-promised improved telecom affordability," Tribe said.
Ben Klass, who researches telecom policy at Carleton University in Ottawa, also thinks it's a stretch for the government to pitch this deal as being in any way good for consumers.
"These types of deals lead to higher prices for consumers, they lead to reduction in choice," he told CBC News in an interview Friday. "It's a slightly less bad deal than was initially proposed but that doesn't change the fact that the flavour is still not good."
Klass says it's misleading to claim the deal is encouraging competition when what it's actually done is encouraged existing companies to sign favourable network-sharing deals with each other.
"When most people think about competition, they think about a variety of providers offering choice and affordable services to customers in a diverse marketplace, companies fighting for your business," Klass says. "What we've seen here is agreements from companies who are merging with each other, to play nice."
WATCH | What does Rogers buying Shaw mean for you?
"This is a merger that is going to help the billionaire families that own these companies, not average Canadians who have to pay mobile bills at the end of the month," he said.
The approval by government is the final step in a lengthy process that started 746 days ago, when Toronto-based Rogers first proposed to take over Calgary-based Shaw in a deal with a $26-billion price tag — $20 billion of equity for Shaw shareholders, along with assuming $6 billion of the company's debt.
The deal faced intense opposition from the start, and numerous regulatory agencies weighed in along the way. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) signed off on the broadcasting part of the deal last year.
Canada's Competition Bureau fought hard against the deal, but ultimately lost in a tribunal ruling last year.
Shareholders of all companies involved have already signed off on the pact, and Friday was the self-imposed deadline they had set to finalize the deal. After word of the government approval came out, Rogers, Shaw and Videotron issued their own release stating they expect the deal to be finalized on April 7.
"We are very pleased to move forward with this transformative merger and proudly deliver on our commitments to enhance and expand network coverage, connect under-served communities, and improve access for low-income Canadians," Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri said in a press release.
"Building on a shared legacy with Shaw, we will invest substantially to bring more choice, more value, and more connectivity to Canadians across the country."
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With files from the CBC's Anis Heydari
Woodstock's newest newspaper hits the stands
River Valley Sun will be published once a month
Residents of Woodstock and 53 other communities in the area have another source of local news with this month's launch of the River Valley Sun.
The new publication is the brainchild of a local couple and the former editor of the other local paper, the Bugle-Observer.
Theresa Blackburn, her husband Stephen Chisholm, and former Woodstock Bugle-Observer editor Jim Dumville make up the entire editorial team.
They have their story meetings around the breakfast table and the layout for the print and online editions is done in the basement.
'Ultra-local'
The overhead is low, their focus is clear, and they think they've found their niche. They are funding themselves by selling local advertising and sponsored content.
"Ultra-local," Blackburn said. "Produced by people who actually live here, and who are connected to here on a really deep level. The management is right here. The upper management? That's us."
The River Valley Sun is a new free newspaper in Woodstock. (Catherine Harrop/CBC)
The paper, which had a first run of 5,000 copies, is free and is published once a month.
"Neither of us is planning to get rich or retire and move to the Bahamas on what we make out of this paper," said Dumville. "It's just survival and offering something to the community."
The first edition of the newspaper is filled with articles from volunteer reporters and columnists from Beechwood to Nackawic.
Other paper
The River Valley Sun is only the third independent English newspaper in the province. All the other newspapers are owned by J.D. Irving Ltd.
The last independent newspaper to be published in Woodstock was the Carleton Free Press. It went head to head with the Bugle-Observer, fighting to stay in business.
The paper was started by the former publisher of the Bugle-Observer, Ken Langdon, who began publishing in 2007 despite a court injunction from Brunswick News.
Langdon filed a complaint with the federal competition bureau, alleging anti-competitive business practices by Irving-owned Brunswick News.
The Free Press went out of business in a year after an economic downturn and advertisement pricing competition from the Bugle-Observer.
Fearful at time
Stephen Chisholm delivers the River Valley Sun to the Ayr Motor Centre in Woodstock. (Catherine Harrop/CBC)
It was at that time that Blackburn first thought of doing a community newspaper.
"What happened to [the Free Press] made me fearful," she said. "And there was no way I was starting that. And I don't think I had the understanding and knowledge of the community related to print."
Instead of a newspaper, she and her husband started a magazine called Ageless New Brunswick that has been going for seven years. Now, combined with Dumville's newspaper background, they're taking the newspaper plunge.
"Really the future of what we become, if we stay the same … the community out there will decide that," Dumville said.
The editorial team is going to work at it slowly and hopes to be publishing twice a month by January 2020.
With files from Catherine Harrop
Liberal supporter says nomination convention left 'horrible taste'
Theresa Blackburn says she saw party members pressured into voting for winning nominee T.J. Harvey
Theresa Blackburn, a Woodstock town councillor who attended the recent Tobique-Mactaquac nominating convention, says that what she witnessed was a disappointment and she wants nothing to do with party politics.
"It leaves with you with a horrible taste in your mouth."
Blackburn attended the Nov. 1 convention to pick a federal Liberal candidate — her first-ever involvement.
She says she saw supporters of winning nominee T.J. Harvey pressure party members into voting for him.
That echoes complaints by candidate Rick Lafrance — a school teacher who Blackburn supported, and who lost the nomination race to Harvey.
Lafrance has filed a formal complaint with the Liberal party over alleged paperwork improprieties and other tactics.
"I want the good people of Tobique-Mactaquac to know what happened at that nomination," he said.
Rick
Lafrance has filed a formal complaint with the federal Liberal party
over rules being broken during a recent nomination convention. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
Blackburn says the federal Liberals need to investigate the process.
"You would think that the rules would be such that people can't in any way shape or form get around them. But there are so many loopholes," she said.
At a time when parties talk about reaching out to disaffected voters to get them more involved, this episode sends the wrong message, she says.
Diversity candidates will be hard to find on New Brunswick election ballots
Greens, NDP and People’s Alliance come up short of a full slate of candidates
For example, Alice McKim is one of only three diversity candidates on the Liberal slate.
She says she's proud of her 20-year teaching career and also proud to be a transgender woman seeking the seat for Saint John Harbour, which went Liberal in 2018 by the narrowest of margins — just 10 votes.
"Representation matters," said McKim, who taught law, world issues and family dynamics at Saint John High School before taking leave to campaign.
"What we see on stage at a political rally, it communicates something to everyone in the audience who themselves are searching within and wondering, 'Am I OK? Will I be loved? Will I ever stand on a stage if I live as my true self?'"
McKim said she "got green lit" after being interviewed by Liberal party recruiters.
"To be asked by a major political party to carry their banner, it means a lot," she said while attending a rally in Rothesay to support Clinic 554, the Fredericton-based family medical practice that provides abortion services and transgender care.
Friday was the final day to submit nominations to Elections New Brunswick. Out of the 227 candidates, 74 are women.
Diverse candidates run for Liberals, Greens
The Liberals had to invoke special rules to expedite their selection process in response to the snap election.
Liberal Rene Ephestion is a candidate in Moncton Southwest. (Submitted/Rene Ephestion)
Leader Kevin Vickers said the party wanted to promote diversity as much as possible but there wasn't much time to tap new candidates, and women in particular were challenged by the prospect of having to "drop everything" to run.
Vickers said 10 women will be running for the Liberals in this election.
The party's only visible minority candidate is running in Moncton Southwest.
René Ephestion, who immigrated to Canada from France, had considered running for the party leadership in 2019 but didn't get his Canadian citizenship in time.
Now he says he has it and is thrilled at the prospect of being elected as a Black MLA.
"It's so important to show it's possible," said Ephestion. "I do it for my kids and for all youth. If they see change, they'll feel confident that they can do it, too."
Theresa Blackburn, who is running for the Liberals in Carleton, is the party's only self-identified Indigenous candidate, although she wasn't raised in an Indigenous community.
In 1996, she connected with her Métis birth mother and also learned her father was Cree from Alberta.
Theresa Blackburn is running for the Liberals in Carleton. (Theresa Blackburn/Facebook)
"But what has shaped me more was my work [as a journalist] in Indigenous communities — six years in Iqaluit and seven in Labrador," said Blackburn.
The only two Indigenous candidates from First Nations in New Brunswick are running for the Green Party.
Curtis Bartibogue is running for the Green Party in the riding of Miramichi Bay-Neguac. (Curtis Bartibogue/Facebook)
Curtis Bartibogue of Esgenoôpetit is running in the riding of Miramichi Bay-Neguac.
He said Indigenous people are not inspired by the "same old, same old" of the two traditional parties.
"The Greens actually have stuff in their platform that addresses First Nations issues," said Bartibogue. "They make the connection to the environment and climate change. That means something."
Robert Kryzsko of the Pabineau First Nation is the other Indigenous candidate, running for the Greens in Bathurst-East Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore.
Greens deliver on gender-balance promise
The Greens were the only party to promise a gender-balanced slate and on Thursday, incumbent Megan Mitton said the party had delivered, with 26 female candidates, some of whom she introduced at a news conference in Moncton.
However, one of those women, Kimberly-Mai Therrien, who was supposed to be the Green Party candidate for Shediac Bay-Dieppe, was told she missed her filing deadline by one minute.
"We're devastated," said Therrien's fiancé and campaign manager Mario Gaudreau. "We feel like we let the party down."
Kimberly-Mai
Therrien, who was supposed to be the Green Party candidate for Shediac
Bay-Dieppe was told she missed her filing deadline by one minute. (CBC)
Gaudreau described a frantic day of gathering more than the required 25 signatures and then going to the Shediac Service New Brunswick office to have their papers authorized by a commissioner of oaths.
Gaudreau said he could see that time was running out. People in front of them in the lineup agreed to let them skip ahead.
Gaudreau said what followed was a very stressful drive to the returning office in Grand-Digue with their nine-year old son.
When they walked in the door, Gaudreau said, it was 2 o'clock by his watch but they were told it was 2:01.
He said it was a huge disappointment and the whole experience of going through the vetting process and preparing to run was challenging under the time constraints.
"She really cared about health and mental health care," he said. "She wanted to make a difference."
CBC has asked Elections NB for more information on what happened Friday afternoon, but has yet to hear more details.
In an interview Thursday, Kim Poffenroth, chief electoral officer at Elections New Brunswick, said returning offices were very strict about the nomination deadline.
Josephine Watson is running for the Green Party in Moncton South. (CBC)
Josephine Watson is running for the Greens in Moncton South and identifies as bilingual and biracial.
"A diverse representation in our legislature means that leaders will have a lived experience that our voters can relate to," Watson said to applause.
Joanna Killen is running for the Green Party in Saint John Lancaster. (Joanna Killen/Facebook)
Carole Chan, the Green Party candidate for Moncton Centre told the CBC she's a first-generation Canadian and that her parents immigrated from Taiwan in the 1960s and '70s.
Another self-identified diversity candidate is Joanna Killen, who is running for the Green Party in Saint John Lancaster.
"I'm queer and polyamorous," she said. "And the party has accepted my relationship status."
17 women running for PCs
The Progressive Conservatives said on Thursday they had every one in place.
Their complete list of 49 candidates included 17 women, a record for the party, according to campaign leader Louis Léger.
"We're ecstatic," he said.
However, there are no Indigenous PC candidates and none of colour.
Neville Gosman had been seeking the PC nomination in Fredericton South but lost the bid when more party members in the riding voted for Dr. Brian McKinnon.
Mathieu Caissie is the Progressive Conservative candidate for Shediac Bay-Dieppe. (Mathieu Caissie/Twitter)
Léger said the party's constitution doesn't allow for candidates to bypass local nomination conventions.
"That's something the ridings protect dearly because they don't want candidates appointed by Fredericton," he said.
"We can encourage [diversity] but at the end of the day it's really a reflection of the ridings."
Only two PC candidates have publicly identified as gay, including Kevin Haché, the candidate in Caraquet, who is a lawyer and the current mayor of Caraquet, and Mathieu Caissie, the candidate for Shediac Bay-Dieppe.
"I feel I'm more progressive," said Caissie, who is also Acadian and a passionate defender of Acadian culture.
"If the party didn't have Progressive in its name, I wouldn't be here."
8 women running for People's Alliance
The People's Alliance registered 36 candidates, including eight women.
Campaign chair Sterling Wright said all candidates were vetted by a committee. They were interviewed in person, he said. They also agreed to criminal background checks and their social media accounts were checked to make sure that "nothing raised any alarms."
Diversity targets were not part of the equation, he said.
"Gender, sexual orientation, age, race or religion, those are not things we consider to be of most importance," said Wright.
"What we're interested in, is people of good character, who have a sincere interest in serving the people of their constituency, and who have a good work ethic. That's far more important to us than the colour of somebody's skin or their gender."
Young candidates on the rise
The NDP registered 33 candidates, including one of colour. Cyprien Okana, who ran for the party in Moncton Northwest in 2018 and is trying again.
NDP
candidate Cyprien Okana is running in the riding of Moncton Northwest.
He describes himself as an advocate for diversity and social justice. (Cyprien Okana/Facebook)
One of the party's earliest confirmed candidates, Courtney Pyrke, identifies as non-binary.
"For me, I believe there are more than two genders," said Pyrke, who goes by the pronouns they and them and was disappointed to find that Elections NB requires registered candidates to check either F or M.
"The only option that I was given was male or female, and I had to select one and I wasn't allowed to leave it blank," said Pyrke.
"I didn't run because I'm non-binary, I ran because I care about my community and the people in my community and at the end of the day that's what it's about to me."
Pyrke, who used to work with youth in the public library system, where they ran the gender-sexuality alliance, is competing against Liberal candidate Alice McKim in Saint John Harbour. Both transgender candidates have a warm regard for each other.
Courtney Pyrke is the NDP candidate for Saint John Harbour. (Submitted by Courtney Pyrke)
"It's great that people are noticing there are two LGBTQ+ people ... or two transgender/non-binary people running in Saint John Harbour," said Pyrke.
"I really hope we're setting that foundation for people to run after us who are trans or non-binary or LGBTQ or Indigenous or people of colour, you can run too,"
Pyrke is also a relatively youthful candidate at 29 years old.
NDP Leader Mackenzie Thomason, who only just turned 23, said youth is one of the strengths of his party and in that way, his candidates also bring diversity to the ballot.
The party said it had at least a dozen candidates under the age of 30.
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N.B. Liberal party begins process of ‘rejuvenating’ with election of new executive
The incoming president of the New Brunswick Liberal party says provincial unity is top of mind as the party goes about rebuilding after falling short in the 2020 election.
“The province was divided, the party was divided,” said Brian Murphy, a former Moncton city councillor and Member of Parliament.
“What I liked about the biennial was the outcome, in that a lot of our representation on the executive is in Anglophone New Brunswick, unheld New Brunswick … of course our held ridings and our caucus is largely northern and Francophone.”
Murphy said that the party needs to rejuvenate itself after being largely shut out of the three largest cities and capturing just 18 per cent of the vote in southern ridings.
“How that unfolds into specific policies is so not my job, not my mandate, but to make Liberals proud again to be Liberals,” Murphy said.
“I think of myself as a cheerleader, that really we need to be proud of what the Liberal Party has done and can do.”
Joining Murphy on the party executive is former Fundy Royal MP Alaina Lockhart as VP provincial, Robert Kitchen as VP policy, Theresa Blackburn as VP of communications and Helene Hebert as VP of membership.
Shaking up party executives is often a useful first step when evaluating after an election loss, according to St. Thomas University professors of communications and public policy Jaime Gillies.
“The Liberal party is going through a little bit of a post-mortem audit to figure out what they need to do in the next election to win province-wide,” Gillies said.
“Changing up the executive is a good place to start because that usually leads to changes in fundraising, recruitment and getting good candidates for the next election.”
That delegates elected an executive primarily from areas where they don’t hold seats shows the party sees making inroads in the south as a crucial piece of the rebuilding effort.
“The Liberal party is doing the correct steps in terms of trying to reach out to the broadest coalition possible,” Gillies said.
“Because if you stick with what you’ve done before and the mistakes that you’ve made, you’re likely to repeat them.”
The executive will be responsible for putting in place the process to select a new leader to replace Kevin Vickers, who resigned on election night after failing to secure his own seat. Murphy says the feeling in the party is that it would benefit from a well organized and highly contested leadership race.
Murphy says he’s not sure when a convention would take place, but says the first step will be to strengthen the party apparatus, fundraising and otherwise, from the riding level up.
“I think everybody agrees that we should have a really robust convention, congress, whatever it’s going to be,” Murphy said. “In order to do that we have to be a bit more organized, a bit more on our feet. I don’t know how long that’s going take, but I do think we need a little time to get ready, I do think we need some time to attract as many candidates as we can.”
“I think the voters, the Liberals, want to have a a good choice, a nice box of chocolates. That’s our job.”
The last Liberal leadership convention in 2019 saw Vickers be acclaimed to the position after two other competitors dropped out, not long after he joined the fray. JP Lewis, an associate professor of political science at the University of New Brunswick, says that’s something the party should learn from, and avoid.
“If you have an acclaimed leader, you’re taking away from the enthusiasm and recruitment opportunities from the leadership campaign and you’re betting the farm on that one person,” Lewis said.
What sort of leader the party looks for will also be indicative of the direction the party is heading, according to Gillies.
“The Liberal party knows that they have this strong base of support in some regions of the province. This is a difficult political calculation to make,” Gillies said. “Do you choose somebody from within caucus that is well known and known within the base communities that make up your support and hope that the other parties make mistakes, which is often the way that parties end up with majority governments. Or do you take another tact and find somebody new, some fresh face that becomes the face of the party?”
“They really have to find support and expand from where their base is.”
Right now, the party is being led by interim leader Roger Melanson. He says the one positive aspect of Blaine Higgs’ majority win last year is it gives the party time to focus on itself, without the threat of a possible election looming.
“One thing after the 2018 election that didn’t allow the party to refocus on itself was there was a majority government,” Melanson said.
“Of course we wanted to win in 2020, but we didn’t and there’s a majority government and we know exactly when the date of the next provincial election will be. We clearly have a roadmap and we have some runway to do what we need to do.”
Both Lewis and Gillies agree that the party has a relatively stable electoral foundation to build upon moving forward. The party won 34 per cent of the vote in 2020 and 37 per cent in 2018, largely driven by strong support in the northern part of the province.
“They have the luxury of really focusing on one area, because they do so well in another area. Not to say that they would ignore that area, but the hold on it is so strong,” Lewis said.
“It’s comparable to the Conservatives federally. When they’re preparing their strategies, they don’t really think about Alberta and Saskatchewan.”
But that advantage is not unique to the Liberals. The Anglophone Francophone and north-south divide is a historical feature of the political situation in the province that has been extremely pronounced in recent elections. The difference in the last election came down to PC wins and Liberal losses in the three big cities.
“Going into the 2020 election we were saying there is a clear path for either party and it runs through Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton,” Lewis said. “For the Liberals, if you win those seats back, suddenly you’re close to a small majority again.”
“It’s not like they’re that far off, but it’s still a clear challenge that they need to address.”
Gillies said the Liberals also have a chance to begin welcoming more diversity into the party, particularly after women made up just 20 per cent of the party’s candidates in the last election.
“There is a need for more female representation, women in leadership positions within these parties and that should be part of their audit as well,” Gillies said.
“Not only women, but Indigenous voices, people of colour and people from the LGBTQ that need to be part of the process. Not just in the Liberal party, but in all political parties in the province.”
Silas Brown joined the Global News team in the summer of 2018, starting as a video journalist in Halifax before transferring to Saint John. He’s now working as the lead political reporter in Fredericton.
Silas was born in Vancouver but has spent the past several years in the Maritimes.
He studied at the University of King’s College, receiving a degree in English and contemporary studies before later enrolling in a one-year degree in journalism.
Before starting at Global News, Silas worked for Star Metro Halifax, and freelanced for The Coast and the Canadian Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).
When he’s not behind a camera or editing clips, you can find him watching hockey, playing video games or trying out new recipes in the kitchen.
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Premier Ford's 'shoulder to shoulder' comment about Trudeau annoys some Conservatives
YO Trudeau Methinks Ford's 'shoulder to shoulder' comment with you annoyed legions of Conservatives but only Karen Vecchio allowed CBC to quote her words N'esy Pas?
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Is Trudeau a giant hypocrite for supporting China's anti-lockdown protesters?
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https://davidraymondamos3. Sunday, 6 November 2022 Things got CrAzY as Rod Giltaca spoke to the Public Safety Committee on Bill C-21 https://www.youtube.com/watch? Bill C-21 that would ban some hunting rifles, shotguns gets pushback CBC New 3.22M subscribers 16,991 views Dec 5, 2022 The Liberal government's proposed firearms legislation which would add a new list of long guns to be banned is receiving widespread pushback. Marco Mendicino, minister of public safety, says the intent is to not go after law-abiding hunters while the opposition Raquel Dancho, Conservative public safety critic, says the Liberals are not being clear with Canadians on what guns will be banned. 606 Comments David Amos David Amos Methinks the plot thickens rather nicely N'esy Pas? https://www.youtube.com/watch? MPs join Michael Serapio to debate firearms bill – December 5, 2022 cpac 123K subscribers 13,791 views Dec 5, 2022 MPs Rachel Bendayan (Liberal), Raquel Dancho (Conservative), and Peter Julian (NDP) join Michael Serapio to debate Bill C-21 and which firearms should and should not be banned in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch? Question Period – December 5, 2022 cpac 123K subscribers 16,317 views Streamed live 20 hours ago Witness all the action in the House of Commons as Canada’s elected officials debate the issues of the day. https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Bill C-21 being reviewed to ensure it doesn't affect hunting rifles, shotguns, says Trudeau Trudeau says proposed gun control legislation not “going after hunting rifles or shotguns” Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2022 3:02 PM ET Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government is consulting with Canadians to ensure that hunting rifles and shotguns were not being swept up in his government's new gun control legislation. (Nicole Osborne/Canadian Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to reassure gun owners Monday by promising his government's gun control legislation is being reviewed to ensure it does not target legitimate gun use. Speaking in Ingersoll, Ont., Trudeau said that the list of firearms that could be banned if Bill C-21 passes in its current form is being reviewed to ensure the legislation does not go after hunting rifles or shotguns. "We just put forward a list and we're consulting with Canadians on that," Trudeau said. "That's what we're listening to, feedback on how to make sure that we're not capturing weapons that are primarily hunting weapons." Trudeau promised his government is not "going after hunting rifles or shotguns." WATCH: 'We're not going after hunting rifles or shotguns,' PM says ‘We’re not going after hunting rifles or shotguns,’ PM says Duration 1:50 In response to criticism of Bill C-21, Trudeau reaffirms commitment to go after ‘the most dangerous weapons’ and says the government is listening to feedback to ensure it is ‘not capturing weapons that are primarily hunting weapons.’ Trudeau made the comments in response to widespread pushback against significant amendments made to Bill C-21, a bill crafted initially to ban handguns that the Liberals are attempting to amend with a new list of long guns to be banned. In a video posted to Instagram over the weekend, Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price objects to the new bill, insists that he is not a criminal or a "threat to society" and says he wants to keep his "hunting tools." The Conservatives have been joined in opposition to the bill by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who lamented on Twitter that the bill had convinced Price "and so many others that gun control's goal or effect is to hurt hunting." Gun bill amendment is 'nonsense,' say Ottawa-area hunters How Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns "The amendment came out of nowhere," said NDP MP Charlie Angus, whose riding covers a vast swath of northern Ontario that includes many remote First Nations. "This was a handgun bill. We suddenly saw this other legislation that has a lot of people who are legitimate gun owners worried. I think they overreached." Trudeau said Monday that the focus of Bill C-21 is on guns designed to "kill the largest amount of people as quickly as possible." "We made a commitment to continue to move forward with strong, smart gun control in this country, to keep communities safe, to keep Canadians safe, and we're going to continue to do that," he said. WATCH | 'There is a process and we are listening': Minister Mendicino 'There is a process and we are listening': Minister Mendicino Duration 12:11 If "weapons are commonly used for hunting then they will be exempted" said Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino about firearms listed in an amendment to the government's proposed gun legislation, Bill C-21. In an interview with CBC News Network's Power & Politics, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino also tried to allay fears that the government is targeting hunters. Mendicino noted that the bill is still being considered at committee and hasn't been finalized. He also said banning hunting models would be a "red line" for the government. "We're not going after guns that are commonly used for hunting. We are after the guns that exert the most lethal force in the shortest period of time," Mendicino told host David Cochrane. WATCH | Opposition MPs discuss Bill C-21 Opposition MPs discuss Bill C-21 Duration 8:22 Conservative public safety critic Raquel Dancho and NDP House Leader Peter Julian joined Power & Politics Monday to debate the controversial amendment to Bill C-21. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Peter Zimonjic Senior writer Peter Zimonjic is a senior writer for CBC News. He has worked as a reporter and columnist in London, England, for the Daily Mail, Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph and in Canada for Sun Media and the Ottawa Citizen. He is the author of Into The Darkness: An Account of 7/7, published by Random House. With files from the CBC's Evan Dyer CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.cbc.ca/news/ How Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns The government's latest amendment would ban many hunting rifles, shotguns, even antique cannons Evan Dyer · CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2022 4:00 AM ET One provision in C-21 that would ban all guns with a muzzle diameter over 20mm would prohibit some hunting shotguns, such as these Joseph Lang 8-gauge waterfowling guns. (Westley Richards & Co.) Confusion was on the agenda at a parliamentary committee last week after the Liberal government brought in last-minute amendments to its contentious gun control legislation. The proposed changes to Bill C-21 were tacked on by Liberal MP Paul Chiang after it had passed second reading — drawing complaints from opposition MPs who accused the government of sneaking in changes that would expand the scope of prohibited weapons to include hunting rifles. The amendment adds long guns to the banned list in four different ways. First, it has a clause that would effectively ban any rifle or shotgun that could potentially accept a magazine with more than five rounds, whether or not it actually has such a magazine. Critics say that includes many rifles designed for hunters, not soldiers. The list also names guns that fall afoul of two rules nominally intended to ban powerful military weapons such as .50-calibre sniper rifles and mortars. One rule bans long guns that can generate more than 10,000 joules of energy, and the other bans guns with a muzzle wider than 20 millimetres. Critics say those rules would ban everything from antique blunderbusses to the Nine O'clock Gun in Vancouver's Stanley Park. Gun bill amendment is 'nonsense,' say Ottawa-area hunters Lastly, the amendment prohibits, by name, a large number of semi-automatic firearms that do not have detachable magazines and don't meet the definition of an "assault-style firearm," or infringe the other two rules, but which the government wants to ban anyway. They include a number of long guns in wide use by Canadian hunters. CBC News asked to speak with Paul Chiang about the amendments but was told he was travelling and unavailable. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino insisted that hunters are not being targeted. "We have a plan to eradicate gun violence once and for all," Mendicino told the House of Commons on Friday. "We are not going to target those guns which are used conventionally for hunting." Here's what we know and don't know about the changes. Will the 'Plinkster' be banned? That's not entirely clear. "The Mossberg 702 .22 Plinkster long rifle. Will that hunting and target-shooting rifle be prohibited as a result of C-21 legislation?" Conservative MP Bob Zimmer asked at the parliamentary committee. "No," replied Murray Smith, technical specialist with the government's Canadian Firearms Program. "The model 702 Plinkster is a conventional 22-calibre hunting rifle. It's unaffected by what's in C-21." But in fact, one version of the Plinkster ("plinking" refers to shooting tin cans) is individually listed for prohibition in the amendments. The exchange captured some of the confusion caused by the 478-page amendment. What do the opposition parties have to say? Conservative MP Raquel Dancho called it "an attack on hunters." "The arbitrary criteria that the Liberal government has snuck into their legislation at the eleventh hour without democratic debate does not make these firearms any less of a hunting tool," she said. While Conservatives have long opposed some Liberal gun control measures, this time the NDP also balked. "The amendment came out of nowhere," said NDP MP Charlie Angus, whose riding covers a vast swath of northern Ontario that includes many remote First Nations. "This was a handgun bill. We suddenly saw this other legislation that has a lot of people who are legitimate gun owners worried. I think they overreached." Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price posted a picture of himself on Instagram with a semi-automatic hunting shotgun and a message that said, in part, 'I am not a criminal or a threat to society.' (Carey Price/Instagram) And after Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price weighed in on the matter, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet lamented on Twitter that the bill had convinced Price "and so many others that gun control's goal or effect is to hurt hunting." The National Police Federation (NPF) described Bill C-21 overall as a missed opportunity to reduce gun crime. Assault-style firearm definition draws applause from gun-control group Video Alberta's proposed sovereignty act raising more questions over gun control "Bill C-21 does not address criminal activity, illegal firearms proliferation, gang crime, illegal guns crossing the border or criminal use of firearms," it said in its written submission to Parliament. And on the prohibition of legally-held firearms, "the NPF would caution that it diverts extremely important personnel, resources, and funding away from addressing the more immediate and growing threat of criminal use of illegal firearms." What do advocacy groups think? Heidi Rathjen of pro-gun control group PolySeSouvient told CBC Radio's The House she agrees with the bill and amendments, but said they are "very complicated technically" and "difficult to explain." "But in terms of communications, I think the Liberals could have done a much better job." LISTEN | Gun control advocate discusses proposed changes to firearms law: CBC News: The House11:01Confusion and controversy over new firearms legislation The House speaks to gun control advocate Heidi Rathjen, co-founder of the gun control group PolySeSouvient, about whether controversy over a proposed amendment to the government’s firearms legislation might put in jeopardy her thirty-year-long quest to have assault rifles banned. Rathjen defended the rule that bans rifles that generate over 10,000 joules. "We're talking about .50-calibre military weapons that can pierce military equipment and structures," she said. But the rule would also ban some very expensive elephant and buffalo rifles that would more likely grace collectors' display cabinets than be used for hunting. "Many of these old firearms date back to before the 1900s," says Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association. "Some of these guns are worth a half-million dollars or more. Many of them are single shots or they're double-barrelled, and the finest examples of the engraver's art." WATCH | Hunters association head on new firearms bill changes: Gun control laws trending towards 'flashy' bans, hunters association director says 2 days ago Duration 1:31 Matt DeMille, the director of policies and programs for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters said new federal measures go beyond their "stated intent" of reducing gun violence. Bernardo says crime will not be reduced by using taxpayers' money to buy and destroy those expensive relics, though he's quick to add that there is no mention of compensation in Bill C-21. The bill has also been challenged by historical and reenactment groups, who say their antique cannons and artillery pieces pose no threat to public safety. National handgun sales 'freeze' takes effect "Many of our veterans actively participate in period outfits as re-enactors to demonstrate the workings of the ordnance at formal salutes, displays, reenactments and the like," the Royal Canadian Artillery Association wrote to the committee studying C-21, saying the bill will make their activities a crime. WATCH | Government looks to broaden list of prohibited firearms: Ottawa moves to expand banned weapons list 11 days ago Duration 1:47 A new government proposal will make more firearms illegal in Canada, adding many shotguns and semi-automatic rifles to the banned list. A list of extra guns to ban Perhaps the most controversial part of the amendment is that it proposes banning a number of guns that don't fit the government's new "assault-style firearm" definition. One is the SKS semi-automatic rifle, which Rathjen says was not in the original "assault rifle ban" in 2020 because "if a weapon was not a modern design, it was exempt." The SKS, designed in 1945, lacks features common to modern military rifles such as the AR-15. But the government has now decided it wants it banned. WATCH | Calls to ban SKS rifle: Calls to add Soviet-era rifle used in Canadian shootings to federal weapons ban 2 months ago Duration 2:28 Advocates are calling for the SKS — a Soviet-era, semi-automatic rifle that was used in the 2022 Innisfil, Ont., shooting, the 2019 northern B.C. murders, and the 2018 mass shooting in Frederiction — to be added to Ottawa's military-style assault weapons ban. There is a long tradition of Canadian hunters using what were once military rifles to hunt. The .303 Lee-Enfield, used in both the First and Second World Wars, was once the standard Canadian hunting rifle, and remains common, particularly in the North. And today, says Bernardo, the SKS is "ubiquitous." "There are, by our best estimates, somewhat over a half a million SKS rifles in circulation in Canada," he told CBC News. Because the SKS is currently in the non-restricted (and therefore unregistered) class of firearms, the government does not know who owns them. Consequently, it has no way of informing them individually that they will be in violation of a law that carries penalties of up to 10 years in prison. Bernardo says the SKS is particularly common among Indigenous and sustenance hunters in remote areas who may only realize they have fallen afoul of new laws when they are arrested. "The consequences of this are absolutely huge and, quite frankly, totally uncalled for." Corrections A previous version of this article stated that the amendment to C-21 would ban a number of Benelli auto-loading shotguns. While the bill does prohibit several Benelli shotguns, it exempts at least the great majority of models sold as hunting shotguns from the ban. Dec 06, 2022 7:43 AM ET ABOUT THE AUTHOR Evan Dyer Senior Reporter Evan Dyer has been a journalist with CBC for 25 years, after an early career as a freelancer in Argentina. He works in the Parliamentary Bureau and can be reached at evan.dyer@cbc.ca. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Gun bill amendment is 'nonsense,' say Ottawa-area hunters Proposal could see many semi-automatic rifles and shotguns prohibited Trevor Pritchard · CBC News · Posted: Dec 04, 2022 4:00 AM ET The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters says a proposed amendment to the federal Liberal government's gun-control legislation could ban rifles and shotguns commonly used by hunters from coast to coast to coast. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) Local hunters are blasting a proposed amendment to federal gun-control legislation that could lead to a ban on many semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. In late November, the Liberal government proposed to enshrine a definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm as part of legislation being studied by the House of Commons public safety committee. The amendment to Bill C-21 was in response to pleas from advocates of tougher gun laws, with a spokesperson for gun control group PolySeSouvient calling it "another critical step towards a comprehensive and permanent ban on assault-style weapons in Canada." It would build on a May 2020 regulatory ban of more than 1,500 models and variants of what the government considers assault-style firearms. National handgun sales 'freeze' takes effect But it drew criticism from other circles — including the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, which is worried the definition could prohibit firearms used by hunters across the country. "Hunters here are left thinking, you know, what's next?" said Matt DeMille, the federation's director of policies and programs, in an interview last week with CBC Ottawa News at 6. "The government was clear that hunters and hunting firearms weren't the target of this legislation. Now we see that ... it is going to affect firearms that are being used by hunters across the country." Gun control laws trending towards 'flashy' bans, hunters association director says Duration 1:31 Matt DeMille, the director of policies and programs for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters said new federal measures go beyond their "stated intent" of reducing gun violence. Prized by bird hunters The amendment put forward by Liberal MP Paul Chiang would prohibit rifles or shotguns "capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner [and] designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed." Semi-automatic rifles are designed so when the trigger is pulled, another bullet is loaded into the gun's chamber. They're especially prized by bird hunters, DeMille said, while farmers or ranchers might also prefer them as the best way to keep predators away. "When you're shooting at a flock of geese, you might wait all day for the flock to come in. So [a semi-automatic] brings your chances quite higher," said Harvey Young, a hunter in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que. Semi-automatics also differ from automatic weapons, where multiple shots can be fired with a single pull. It's a distinction most Canadians don't understand, said Young — and he felt the proposed amendment takes advantage of that lack of understanding. With Saskatchewan Firearms Act, province pushes back against federal gun control Handgun freeze? Bill C-21? Canada's gun laws explained "It's nonsense. It's targeting people that aren't breaking the law," said Young, who owns two semi-automatics for shooting waterfowl. "Every gun fires a bullet. It's the person behind the gun that makes the bad judgments." Harvey Young, a hunter in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que., calls the proposed amendment 'nonsense' and believes it won't actually lead to less crime. (Submitted by Harvey Young) Thousands of rifles still available: Liberal MP Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed told the Commons committee last week that nobody was trying to vilify hunters. Rather, the government was focusing on "weapons that should be banned because they have been responsible for taking life — killing human beings." Citing numbers from a Department of Justice official, Noormohamed said once the new definition comes into force, there would still be as many as 20,000 types of firearms that would be classified as non-restricted and could be used for hunting. Even so, the Ontario federation has issued a call to action, urging people to "respectfully" send thoughts on the amendment to their local MP via an online form. That form was no longer online Saturday afternoon, with the federation's website noting "overwhelming" use had led their service provider to shut it down. Brian Preston, a long-time duck and goose hunter in the Township of Rideau Lakes, Ont., said he supported the federation's stance and accused the Liberals of ramming through another "unnecessary" gun law that won't act as designed. Local hunter defends controversial cormorant hunt "They target legal, trained, certified hunters. And they don't put enough [resources into] really going after the criminals," Preston said. "They just seem to think it's easier to take all the guns away from Canadians ... it's the easy way out." Read the amendment here: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Trevor Pritchard Assignment producer/reporter Trevor Pritchard is both a digital reporter and the weekend assignment producer at CBC Ottawa. He's previously reported in Toronto, Saskatoon and Cornwall, Ont. With files from Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco and The Canadian Press CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices Please contact Matt DeMille at 705-748-6324 ext. 249 or by email at matt_demille@ofah.org Cell 705 559 6777 RE Bill C-21 Need I say that I am a fan of Hon. Christine Tell today??? ---------- Original message ---------- From: Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 18:18:45 +0000 Subject: Thank you for your email To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. This is to acknowledge that your email has been received by the Office of the Premier. We appreciate the time you have taken to write. 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Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, daniel.rozdilsky@gov.sk.ca https://davidraymondamos3. Sunday, 6 November 2022 Things got CrAzY as Rod Giltaca spoke to the Public Safety Committee on Bill C-21 https://www.youtube.com/watch? Question Period – December 2, 2022 cpac 123K subscribers 505 watching now Started streaming 61 minutes ago Witness all the action in the House of Commons as Canada’s elected officials debate the issues of the day. https://www.saskatchewan.ca/ Hon. Christine Tell Title Minister Organization Minister's Office Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Telephone Number 306-787-0284 FAX 306-787-4304 Email ministercpps@gov.sk.ca Mailing Address Room 345, 2405 Legislative Drive, Regina, SK, S4S 0B3 Daniel Rozdilsky Title Chief of Staff Organization Minister's Office Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Telephone Number 306-787-0526 FAX 306-787-4304 Email daniel.rozdilsky@gov.sk.ca https://www.cjwwradio.com/ Provincial government tables legislation in an effort to push back against federal amendments to Bill C-21 By Vanese M. Ferguson news@saskatoonmedia.ca Dec 1, 2022 | 11:17 AM The Government of Saskatchewan introduced the Saskatchewan Firearms Act today which it says will protect the rights of lawful firearms owners. Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell says the Act will address concerns of responsible firearms owners while enhancing public safety in the province. The legislation is intended to counter recent changes by the federal government that impact lawful firearms owners, so it requires a business or individuals who are involved in seizing firearms, to have to be licensed according to provincial requirements. The government will also require compensation for any firearms seized and require forensic and ballistic testing of seized firearms. The government has budgeted approximately $3.2 million this fiscal year to begin development of a Saskatchewan Firearms Ballistics Lab to support police services and provide timely access to Saskatchewan-based ballistics and firearms expertise; establish a Firearms Compensation Committee to determine the fair market value of any firearms, ammunition and related accessories being expropriated by the federal government; enhancing training and education regarding safe storage and firearms licensing; and, launch a made-in-Saskatchewan marketing campaign to promote firearm safety and best practices. Additional firearms officers are also being employed who will investigate incidents associated with mental health, domestic violence and illegal activities involving firearms. https://firearmrights.ca/c21- C-21 amended to include semi auto ban BREAKING - New Massive Long Gun Bans Brought by the Liberal/NDP/Bloc Coalition Today the Liberal/NDP/Bloc coalition government broke the glass on a typical Liberal distraction tool – gun bans. With Canadians reeling from a failed economy, tripling of taxes looming, 1.5M Canadians using foodbanks, hospitals overwhelmed with sick children who can’t even get Tylenol, Chinese interference in elections and of course a terrible showing at the Public Order Emergency Commission, the Liberals needed the media and Canadians in general talking about something other than their failures. https://www.cbc.ca/news/ With Saskatchewan Firearms Act, province pushes back against federal gun control Act aims to restrict provincial and municipal agencies from receiving federal funding for seizing firearms Alexander Quon · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2022 5:37 PM CT Saskatchewan's minister of correction policing and public safety, Christine Tell, speaks with media at the provincial legislature in Regina on Dec. 1, 2022. Saskatchewan Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell speaks with media at the legislative building in Regina on Dec. 1. (Alexander Quon/CBC News) Saskatchewan has introduced a new piece of legislation it says is aimed at protecting law-abiding firearms owners. The Saskatchewan Firearms Act passed first reading on Thursday. A news release from the province touts the bill as establishing a "provincial firearms regulatory system that will promote the safe and responsible use of firearms" and expanding the role of the Saskatchewan Firearms Office in prosecuting non-violent regulatory firearms offences. But under questioning from the media, provincial Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell described a bill designed to push back against the federal government's expansion of gun control in Canada. "It is addressing the challenges that we're facing," Tell said on Thursday. Sask. government tells RCMP it will not support federal firearm buyback New federal gun control legislation 'virtue signalling,' Sask. premier says She said the provincial government has concerns about the federal firearm buyback program. In May 2020, the federal government passed an order in council banning 1,500 assault-style firearms and certain components of newly prohibited firearms. It announced an amnesty until October 2023 to give owners of the firearms time to comply with the law. Tell has already sent a letter to the Saskatchewan RCMP's commanding officer Rhonda Blackmore, stressing that Tell did not want provincial policing resources involved in the federal program. Federal Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino has described that position as reckless and an "abdication" of the vital responsibility to keep citizens safe. On Thursday, Tell gave media more details on how the province might prevent the use of police resources, saying part of the new legislation would restrict provincial and municipal agencies in the province. "They cannot receive money from the federal government to confiscate firearms. So that is in there," she said. Canada's interim ban on handgun imports now in effect Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program Tell admitted that RCMP — which is contracted to serve as the provincial police force until 2032 — can be directed by Ottawa to seize firearms. "Bearing in mind that we as a province fund the RCMP to the tune of 70 per cent, it could even get more interesting," she said. When asked whether that could include defunding the RCMP, Tell said all options were on the table. Tell also said any agent of the federal government that is going to confiscate someone's firearm will be required to get licensed by the Chief Firearms Officer of Saskatchewan. The new piece of legislation will also ensure the "fair compensation of any firearms being seized," according to the provincial government. Tell said the new legislation will also require forensic and ballistic testing of all seized firearms before they are destroyed. As for how that may effect the storage of firearms, Tell said that is on the federal government. Alberta won't participate in federal efforts to seize prohibited weapons, Shandro says 'Massive surge' in local handgun sales as Canada looks to toughen gun laws, shop owners say The province is also funding a new ballistics lab — the first of its kind in Saskatchewan. It will assist police as they investigate firearms-related crimes, but may also be used for the testing that will be required under the new legislation. Tell dismissed concerns the new lab may soon be jammed up with the required testing of seized firearms. "I think that the priority of the people of the province is to ensure people who commit crimes with firearms are actually investigated," she said. Nicole Sarauer, the Opposition NDP's justice critic, said her party had not had a lot of time to review the bill, but that it would be given the proper scrutiny. "There's some provisions in there around criminality aspects, that we just want to make sure that this will pass constitutional muster," Sarauer said. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alexander Quon Reporter Alexander Quon is a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan based in Regina. After working in Atlantic Canada for four years he's happy to be back in his home province. He has previously worked with the CBC News investigative unit in Nova Scotia and Global News in Halifax. Alexander specializes in data-reporting, COVID-19 and municipal political coverage. He can be reached at: Alexander.Quon@cbc.ca. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices YO Michael A. Loberg remember me now? Randy Turner <randy@directactions.ca> Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 9:40 PM To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Hi David, How are you? Thanks for the call earlier. Was in a meeting with some corporate lawyers. Trying to get some ammo to help navigate these firearms waters. Thanks for the call. Thanks for this info. Shared on my social media feeds. Will send a post in the coming days. Just been full throttle providing training the last 7 weeks straight! Be well. Remain strong. Always stay in the fight!! Randy - Show quoted text - -- Randy Turner Owner/Operations Direct Action Combat Performance http://www.directactions.ca randy@directactions.ca (613)222-2692 https://davidraymondamos3. Thursday, 1 December 2022 Premier Ford's 'shoulder to shoulder' comment about Trudeau annoys some Conservatives YO Trudeau Methinks Ford's 'shoulder to shoulder' comment with you annoyed legions of Conservatives but only Karen Vecchio allowed CBC to quote her words N'esy Pas? 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November 22 at 10:22 AM · For the benefit of those who pay attention to this sort of thing… ~JDY #BOHICA 3 Comments David Raymond Amos HMMM Author Woodstock Pistol & Rifle Club Inc. https://www.ourcommons.ca/.../ Notice of Meeting - SECU (44-1) - No. 49 - House of Commons of Canada OURCOMMONS.CA Notice of Meeting - SECU (44-1) - No. 49 - House of Commons of Canada Ken Mann Yep, he was right. The laws to live an honest good life, be a good citizen are no longer a factor in the Liberal/NDP communist style government David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. 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To: sterchi@dbblaw.com, tracey.wilson@firearmrights.ca tlawrason@mdprovost.ca, ken.allen@firearmrights.ca, sandro.abballe@firearmrights. info@dcgunsmith.ca, quadbadventures@hotmail.com, info@capitalbd.ca, info@thegundealer.ca, info@ltt-tactical.ca, randy@directactions.ca, performance@johndzurka.ca, bprill@blplaw.ca, info@targetsportscanada.com, doug@marchscopes.ca, sales@marstar.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, rob.moore@parl.gc.ca, rokaku8 <rokaku8@gmail.com> https://davidraymondamos3. Sunday, 6 November 2022 Things got CrAzY as Rod Giltaca spoke to the Public Safety Committee on Bill C-21 Attn Michael Loberg RE Firearms and Federal Court David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. To: mloberg@loberg-law.com, "Marco.Mendicino" <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, ministryofjustice <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>, Richard.Evans@cpc-cpp.gc.ca, "rob.moore" <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Nathalie.G.Drouin" <Nathalie.G.Drouin@pco-bcp.gc. pm@pm.gc.ca, "kris.austin" <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, "pierre.poilievre" <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, "jagmeet.singh" <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, rod.giltaca@firearmrights.ca https://www.youtube.com/watch? Gun lobby group holds news conference on firearm regulations and Bill C-21 – November 30, 2022 cpac 122K subscribers 264 watching now Started streaming 26 minutes ago On Parliament Hill, representatives from the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR) raise concerns about an amendment to the federal government’s gun control bill, C-21, that was proposed by Liberal MP Paul Chiang on the House Public Safety Committee. Taking part in the news conference are Rod Giltaca (CEO of the organization) and Tracey Wilson (vice-president of public relations). Need I say I called again just after their latest speech??? https://firearmrights.ca/who- https://firearmrights.ca/ P.O. Box 91572 Mer Bleu PO Ottawa, On K1W 0A6 PHONE 1-844-243-CCFR (2237) 08:00-16:00 Eastern time zone, Monday to Friday. info@firearmrights.ca media@firearmrights.ca https://davidraymondamos3. Thursday, 24 November 2022 Alberta justice minister calls for firing of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki https://www.youtube.com/watch? Alberta justice minister calls for RCMP commissioner to be fired CBC News 3.21M subscribers 8,584 views Nov 23, 2022 The Power & Politics panellists weigh in on Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro's calls for the federal government to fire RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The minister said Lucki's continued tenure is damaging to the national police force. 113 Comments David Amos Methinks Alberta Should review our emails and my blogs N'esy Pas? Bill C-21 Now Explicitly Targets Farmers & Hunters CCFR 51.7K subscribers 9,037 views Nov 29, 2022 Rob Moore says what most Canadians think about gun control bill C-21 while Marco Mendicino claims it will 'end gun violence once and for all.' The Truth: The latest amendment hurts only Canadian farmers & hunters. Like what we do? Support us! Become a 𝐂𝐂𝐅𝐑 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 & contribute to the 𝐂𝐂𝐅𝐑 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝! 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 Online: https://www.firearmrights.ca E-Transfer: finance@firearmrights.ca By Mail: Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights P.O. Box 91572 RPO Mer Bleu Orleans, Ontario K1W 0A6 #shorts #cdnpoli #politics #onpoli #canada #ontario #quebec #manitoba #saskatchewan #alberta #britishcolumbia #newbrunswick #novascotia #pei #newfoundland #northwestterritories #nunavut #yukon #insta #instagram #ig #igdaily #instadaily #instagood #watch #video #viral #viralvideos #reels #viralreels #freedom #free #trudeau #trudeaumustgo #ccfr #firearms #guns #property #legal #law #viralvideo #best #politics #viralvideo #freespeech #censorship #listen #new #news #marcomendicino #billc21 #c21 310 Comments David Amos David Amos Methinks Rob Moore is echoing my words from 2004 N'esy Pas? http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/ Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd By Erin Hatfield "If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your world is all screwed up, rearrange it." The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if unofficial, theme song for the debate. The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn. Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty, mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat. The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record and Lisa Spencer of CJCW. Staying true to party platforms for the most part, candidates responded to questions about the gun registry, same sex marriage, the exodus of young people from the Maritimes and regulated gas prices. Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly challenging each other on their answers and criticizing eachothers’ party leaders. Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise responses to the questions while Amos provided some food for thought and a bit of comic relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun," Amos said in response to the question of thenational gun registry. "Nobody's getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it." Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but well intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am on, I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better places for the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters shouldn't have been penalized by this gun registry," he said. The gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At one point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in front of Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the voting record of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to Herron, Harper voted in favour of the registry on the first and second readings of the bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at final count," Moore said. "We needa government with courage to register sex offenders rather than register the property of law abiding citizens." The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out. Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You’re out of touch," Armstrong yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged Armstrong to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time, anyplace," Armstrong responded. As the crowd made its way out of the building following the debate, candidates worked the room. They shook hands with well-wishers and fielded questions from spectators-all part of the decision-making process for the June 28 vote. Cutline – David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his favourite possessions—motorcycles. https://www.youtube.com/watch? CCFR at SECU - Liberals Lose Control (Rod Giltaca witness testimony at Public Safety Committee C-21) CCFR 46.4K subscribers 46,647 views Nov 4, 2022 Things got CrAzY as Rod Giltaca spoke to the Public Safety Committee on Bill C-21. As you know, we have the federal government in court and have worked tirelessly, poking holes in this terrible legislation for months. Certain MP's couldn't hold back their anger any longer, but the CCFR didn't back down. We did what we do best: Present facts, logic, and demanded government prove their case by providing actual data to support claims made by their Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. Spoiler alert: They still haven't. - Edited for easier viewing for our Members. - Index provided below to skip to desired locations. 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: https://www.ourcommons.ca/ 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 Rod Giltaca, Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Dr. Atul Kapur, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 02:45 - Introductions (Chair) 04:05 - Dr. Atul Kapur 10:19 - Rod Giltaca 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 15:37 - Dane Lloyd [CPC] 21:56 - Taleeb Noormohamed [LPC] 28:53 - Kristina Michaud [BQ] 35:08 - Alistair MacGregor [NDP] 42:39 - Tako van Popta [CPC] 47:41 - Pam Damoff [LPC] 52:43 - Kristina Michaud [BQ] 56:12 - Alistair MacGregor [NDP] 01:00:00 - Closing Like what we do? Support us! Become a 𝐂𝐂𝐅𝐑 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 & contribute to the 𝐂𝐂𝐅𝐑 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝! 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 Join: https://firearmrights.ca/ 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 Online: https://www.firearmrights.ca E-Transfer: finance@firearmrights.ca By Mail: Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights P.O. Box 91572 RPO Mer Bleu Orleans, Ontario K1W 0A6 #cdnpoli #canada #secu #rodgiltaca #billc21 #ottawa #guncontrol #RCMP #brendalucki #billblair #justintrudeau #canada #ontario #quebec #manitoba #saskatchewan #alberta #britishcolumbia #newbrunswick #novascotia #pei #newfoundland #northwestterritories #nunavut #yukon #commissioner #investigation #lawenforcement #takovanpopta #danelloyd #kristinamichaud #alistairmacgregor #marcomendicino #canada #youtube #watch #new #media #cpac #hoc #viral #viralvideo #mustwatch #politics #like #share #subscribe #ccfr #conservative #democrat #liberal #long #index #corruption #interference #allegations #newvideo #youtuber #subscribers #attitude #ban #gun #shooting 960 Comments David Amos David Amos YO Rod Giltaca Whereas you don't call and you don't write Hence you don't love me EH? https://loberg-law.com/ Michael Loberg Profile Meet Michael Loberg Michael Loberg practices in the areas of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, insolvency and restructuring. Graduating from the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in 1998, Michael was admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor in Alberta in 1999, an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands in 2006, and a Solicitor of the High Court of England & Wales in 2008 (active in Alberta only). Michael’s insolvency and restructuring experience includes acting for institutional creditors, trustees/monitors and corporate debtors in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings, implementing work-outs, receiverships, restructurings and liquidations. Michael’s Canadian insolvency representations have included acting in the receivership of K2 Developments Ltd., the receivership and bankruptcy of Victoria Park Limited Partnership, the proposal proceedings of First Capital Management, the Bear Mountain Resort CCAA proceedings and related actions, the receivership of F.A. Millar Investments, the Skyreach Equipment Ltd. restructuring and various other insolvency and restructuring engagements. Michael’s international insolvency and litigation representations include complex multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation with particular emphasis on financial, securities and derivatives litigation, corporate and partnership litigation, fraud recovery and related remedies, international and domestic enforcement of judgments, and dealing with related recovery issues. Representations have included acting for the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund in respect of embezzled funds held in a Cayman Islands trust, acting in the matter of the Estate of Anders Jahre regarding a $250 million breach of trust claim, representing HRH Prince Jefri of Brunei in various corporate proceedings in the Cayman Islands, as well as various engagements relating to the liquidations of off-shore hedge funds. Contact Michael Loberg Main: +1 (403) 457-6680 Direct: +1 (403) 668-6561 Fax: +1 (403) 668-6505 E-mail: mloberg@loberg-law.com https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Assault-style firearm definition draws applause from gun-control group Definition was not part of the Bill 21 tabled by the Liberals last spring Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 23, 2022 4:50 PM ET A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press) The Liberal government prompted both applause and anger on Tuesday by proposing an evergreen definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm for inclusion in gun-control legislation being studied by a House of Commons committee. The measure, introduced during clause-by-clause review of the bill, responds to pleas from advocates of tougher gun laws who want a definition enshrined in law. It would build on a federal regulatory ban of many types of firearms established two years ago. Nathalie Provost, spokesperson for the gun control group PolySeSouvient, called the planned amendment "another critical step towards a comprehensive and permanent ban on assault-style weapons in Canada." She said that while the group needs to analyze the definition and its real-world effect, its preliminary assessment is that it "would cover most if not all conventional assault weapons." Sask. government tells RCMP it will not support federal firearm buyback Building 'ghost guns' is 'child's play' say experts after Montreal man appears to use one to kill 3 Conservative MPs on the public safety committee swiftly denounced the proposed definition, saying it would expand the existing regulatory ban by outlawing a broad range of semi-automatic firearms. Conservative public safety critic Raquel Dancho called the measure an act of "all-out war on hunters" in Canada. "The Liberal government, with this amendment, is moving to ban almost all semi-automatic shotguns and rifles. So we're talking bird hunters — bird hunters use semi-automatic shotguns," she said. "I am quite shocked." Conservative public safety critic Raquel Dancho speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Oct. 21, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Conservative MP Glen Motz accused the Liberals of paying scant attention to gun smuggling across the U.S. border and questioned how much the new measure was going to cost the government. "This government says, 'We believe in making evidence-based decisions.' Well, show us the evidence where licensed firearm owners are the problem," Motz said. The amendment also drew criticism from provincial politicians. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe tweeted that the change came "without warning" and would affect farmers and hunters. The amendment shows "the disconnect between the federal Liberal government and legal firearm owners in Saskatchewan," Moe said in his tweet. During a press conference Wednesday, Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro also criticized the bill, saying implementing its measures would be a "bureaucratic quagmire." Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino defended the bill Wednesday, saying the government would take a number of factors "into careful consideration" when deciding what will constitute a prohibited firearm. Mendicino mid-word close up of face Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters after a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 21, 2022. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press) "We're working very closely with the RCMP, we're working very closely with provincial police services, local police services, to understand how best to make this work," Mendicino said. In May 2020, the government announced a ban through an order-in-council on more than 1,500 models and variants of what it considers assault-style firearms, such as the AR-15 and the Ruger Mini-14. It said these guns were designed to kill people and had no place in hunting or sport shooting. The Liberals plan a mandatory buyback program to offer compensation to affected owners and businesses. Advocates warn of manufacturers evading regulations Supporters of the ban have repeatedly expressed concerns about manufacturers evading the regulations by introducing new models. Gun control advocates said an evergreen definition of an assault-style firearm should therefore be included in legislation. The definition was not in the bill tabled by the Liberals last spring, but the government indicated it would be added before the legislation came to a final vote. Liberal MP Paul Chiang, who served as a police officer for many years, told the committee Tuesday he had witnessed first-hand "the harms that assault weapons can do to our communities." "I hope everyone will support these amendments to create a more comprehensive definition of a prohibited firearm and to improve the public safety of all Canadians," he said. 'Massive surge' in local handgun sales as Canada looks to toughen gun laws, shop owners say Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons The proposed amendment is to be debated further when the committee resumes review of the bill Thursday. Liberal MP Pam Damoff, the parliamentary secretary for Mendicino, said the definition will ensure that Canada has a fair and consistent standard on what constitutes an assault-style weapon, and that there will be no loopholes for gun manufacturers. "While Conservative politicians want to make assault weapons legal again, we remain resolute in our work to make our communities safer," she said in a statement. Upon introducing the bill earlier this year, the Liberals announced a plan to implement a freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns to help stem firearm-related violence. Federal regulations aimed at capping the number of handguns in Canada are now in effect. The bill contains measures that would reinforce the handgun freeze. It would also allow for removal of firearm licences from people committing domestic violence or engaged in acts of criminal harassment — such as stalking — and would increase maximum penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking to 14 years from 10. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.alberta.ca/ Nov 23, 2022 Proposed expanded federal firearms ban: Minister Shandro Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on a proposed ban that would affect hundreds of thousands of firearms owners: “On Nov. 22, through last-minute amendments to Bill C-21, the federal government moved to ban hundreds of new models of legally owned rifles and shotguns. “The amendments target more than two million licensed Canadian firearms owners, including hunters, farmers and target shooters who collectively own hundreds of thousands of firearms that could soon be prohibited. “The decision to take this action abandons long-held claims put forward by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino – namely, that the federal government was only seeking to ban so-called ‘assault-style’ firearms and that they would somehow equitably compensate firearms owners. “If the amendments are successful, Bill C-21 will lead to the most sweeping and arbitrary ban in Canadian history. The ban will not only be unenforceable but will criminalize hundreds of thousands of Canadians. “Only two months ago, Alberta took unprecedented action to protect law-abiding firearms owners by announcing our intention to intervene in six firearms lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the 2020 federal firearms prohibitions. “Alberta then went further, announcing that we would take steps to seek to prevent the federal government from conscripting RCMP officers to confiscate legally acquired firearms. Alberta was quickly joined by Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and the Yukon. “With the amendments tabled on Nov. 22, it has become increasingly clear that these actions are not enough. The federal government is clearly seeking to ban legal firearm ownership altogether. In the coming weeks, Alberta will explore all available options to take action.” Related news Challenging the federal firearms confiscation program (Sep 26, 2022) Alberta seeks to intervene in firearms lawsuits (Sep 26, 2022) Sep 26, 2022 Challenging the federal firearms confiscation program Alberta’s government will not help the federal government confiscate about 30,000 legally acquired firearms from Albertans. On this page: Quick facts Related information On Aug. 19, the federal minister responsible for the RCMP requested that Alberta provide resources starting this fall to confiscate 30,000 firearms. Alberta is not legally obligated and has informed Ottawa it will not offer assistance. Alberta’s government has been advised that the RCMP will be deployed to confiscate firearms under the “buyback” program. Alberta taxpayers pay more than $750 million annually to fund the RCMP as our provincial police service. Alberta’s government expects that no tax dollars or police resources be wasted implementing a program that will not increase public safety. In order to take action, Alberta has written to the commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta to advise that, pursuant to the Provincial Police Service Agreement (PPSA), the confiscation program is not an objective, priority or goal of the province or the provincial police service (Article 6.0), nor is such deployment “appropriate to the effective and efficient delivery of police services” (Article 2.3a). Consequently, the RCMP should refuse to participate. Despite taking this step, the federal government may still direct the RCMP to serve as confiscation agents. To prevent this from happening, Alberta will formally dispute any attempt to do so by invoking Article 23.0 of the PPSA. “Alberta has been told that the federal government will use the RCMP to confiscate firearms – as they did during the 2013 floods – when the RCMP seized over 600 firearms during the notorious High River gun grab. Actions taken today will seek to prevent history from repeating itself. Further options are being explored and all options are on the table.” Tyler Shandro, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General “This ill-advised firearm confiscation program is another misguided step in the federal government’s efforts around the criminal misuse of firearms. I do not believe that law-abiding Canadian firearms owners support these bungled efforts and have no confidence in the capabilities of the federal government to administer such a massive seizure of personal property securely and effectively.” Teri Bryant, chief firearms officer Quick facts Article 6.0 of the PPSA allows the provincial minister to set the “objectives, priorities and goals of the Provincial Police Service.” RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki repeated this in an Aug. 16 statement. Article 2.3(a) of the PPSA notes that: “The Provincial Police Service will not be required to perform any duties or provide any services which are not appropriate to the effective and efficient delivery of police services in the Province.” Article 7.2(a) of the PPSA states that the commanding officer will: “…implement the objectives priorities and goals as determined by the Provincial Minister.” Article 23.0 of the PPSA outlines a dispute mechanism. Related information Letter to the RCMP Letter to federal Minister of Public Safety Letter to other provincial jurisdictions Sep 26, 2022 Alberta seeks to intervene in firearms lawsuits Alberta will seek to intervene in six ongoing judicial review applications challenging the constitutionality of the federal firearm prohibitions legislation. The province will seek to advance legal arguments that the federal government has overreached with its plans to ban 1,500 models of firearms – the majority of which were previously classified as non-restricted – simply because the “style” of the firearm was deemed to be esthetically displeasing. An intervener participates in a legal proceeding so they can provide useful and unique submissions regarding the determination of legal issues before the courts. By intervening, Alberta will be able to contribute arguments based on the specific challenges the federal legislation has created for the local law-abiding firearm community. “The federal firearms ban will lead to the confiscation of 30,000 firearms in Alberta alone. Alberta is considering all options at its disposal to protect Albertans and the property rights they are entitled to.” Tyler Shandro, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Quick facts The current judicial reviews include: Cassandra Parker, Canada’s National Firearms Association v Canada (AG) Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights et al v. Canada (AG) John Hipwell v Canada (AG) Michael Doherty et al v. Canada (AG) John Hipwell v. Canada (AG) Jennifer Eichenberg et al v Canada Attorneys general have the automatic right to intervene on constitutional matters. On non-constitutional issues, attorneys general must apply for leave to intervene. Related news Federal firearms program failing Albertans (Jul 21, 2022) Fighting the federal firearm registry (May 17, 2022) Fighting the federal firearm ban (Apr 14, 2022) Multimedia Watch the news conference Listen to the news conference https://www.youtube.com/watch? Challenging the federal firearms ban – September 26, 2022 at 1 p.m. YourAlberta 46.9K subscribers 4,609 views Streamed live on Sep 26, 2022 Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro explained efforts Alberta is taking to address the federal government’s firearms ban. Learn more: https://www.alberta.ca/ Shandro, Tyler, Honourable Minister of Justice Office of the Minister Justice 204 Legislature Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6 Phone: 780 427-2339 Fax: 780 422-6621 E-mail: ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Alberta won't participate in federal efforts to seize prohibited weapons, Shandro says Provincial justice minister says Alberta will not agree to having RCMP officers act as confiscation agents The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 26, 2022 4:14 PM MT Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says he received a letter from the minister of public safety asking for police resources to begin confiscating firearms this fall. (Government of Alberta) The Alberta government is taking steps to oppose federal firearms prohibition legislation and the potential seizure of thousands of assault-style weapons. Since May of 2020, Ottawa has prohibited more than 1,500 different models of assault-style firearms from being used or sold in Canada. Gun ownership laws in Canada are about to change. Here's what is happening in Alberta It has committed to establishing a buyback program to remove those firearms from communities. Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says he received a letter from the minister of public safety asking for police resources to begin confiscating firearms starting this fall. Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons He says Alberta will not agree to having RCMP officers act as confiscation agents and will protest any such move under the provincial-federal agreement that governs policing. "Alberta taxpayers pay over $750 million per year for the RCMP and we will not tolerate taking officers off the streets in order to confiscate the property of law-abiding firearms owners," said Shandro, speaking at a news conference in Calgary. Doug King, a professor of justice studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary, pushed back against Shandro's portrayal of the buyback program. New federal gun control legislation 'virtue signalling,' Sask. premier says While officers might seize weapons in the course of their duties, no one should worry "that, in rural Alberta, that the RCMP are going to be busting down their doors looking for illegal firearms," he said. "That's not going to happen," King said. "I mean, let's be real." As for telling the RCMP not to enforce a federal law, King said that would be "extraordinarily unusual," and not likely very effective. Alberta also plans to seek intervener status in six ongoing judicial review applications challenging the constitutionality of the legislation. The office of Marco Mendicino. Canada's minister of public safety, said in an email statement that the buyback program will ensure deadly firearms are taken off the streets. "It's very disappointing that Alberta has put out their statement before seeing the full plan," said press secretary Audrey Champoux. But Shandro's position is supported by Alberta's chief firearms officer. "I have previously expressed strong opposition to the federal government's plans to prohibit and confiscate some 30,000 lawfully acquired firearms from Albertans," said Teri Bryant. "The planned confiscations represent a fatal approach to reducing violence in Canadian society and are unwarranted and unacceptable infringements on the property rights and personal freedoms of Albertans." With files from Paula Duhatschek/CBC News CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Pineo, Robert" <RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:28:20 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: YO Rod Giltaca Need I say that I am tired of all the BS and yours in particular??? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Thank you for your email. 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To: rod.giltaca@firearmrights.ca, "Marco.Mendicino" <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca> <Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "pierre.poilievre" <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com>, nsinvestigators <nsinvestigators@gmail.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>, "Pineo, Robert" <rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, darrow.macintyre@cbc.ca, Chuck.Thompson@cbc.ca, "sylvie.gadoury" <sylvie.gadoury@radio-canada. <Cyril.Theriault@gmail.com>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, pchamp@champlaw.ca, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "Mike.Comeau" <Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca, Bruce.Macfarlane@gnb.ca, marc.martin@snb.ca, kris.austin@gnb.ca, rokaku8@gmail.com, patrickking <patrickking@canada-unity.com> jcarpay@jccf.ca, traversy.n@gmail.com, kingpatrick278 <kingpatrick278@gmail.com>, rick@petersoncapital.ca, tcurry@litigate.com Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, andre@jafaust.com, "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca> https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Rifle used in recent police killings not on Canada's list of banned firearms Russian-designed SKS rifle not added to federal government's 2020 list of prohibited weapons Mark Gollom, Katie Nicholson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 22, 2022 4:00 AM ET Calls to add Soviet-era rifle used in Canadian shootings to federal weapons ban 17 hours ago Duration 2:27 Advocates are calling for the SKS — a Soviet-era, semi-automatic rifle that was used in the 2022 Innisfil, Ont., shooting, the 2019 northern B.C. murders, and the 2018 mass shooting in Frederiction — to be added to Ottawa's military-style assault weapons ban. The type of semi-automatic weapon used in the recent fatal shooting of two Ontario police officers was also used in a series of other deadly, high-profile gun attacks in Canada, including the 2018 Fredericton mass shootings and the murders committed by the B.C. manhunt suspects. But the Russian-designed SKS rifle was not added to the federal government's 2020 list of prohibited weapons, raising questions as to why it wasn't included. The type of semi-automatic weapon used in the recent fatal shooting of two Ontario police officers has also been used in a series of other deadly, high-profile gun attacks in Canada, including the 2018 Fredericton mass shootings and the murders committed by the B.C. manhunt suspects. (CBC) "The SKS, for all practical purposes, is a military weapon. It's actually still used in militaries across the world," said Heidi Rathjen, the co-ordinator of Poly Remembers, a gun control advocacy group set up by the families of the École Polytechnique massacre victims. "The only reason why it was not covered by the May 2020 [ban] — is because it's not a modern design. And that is what we feel is a completely arbitrary criteria that makes no sense." National handgun sales 'freeze' takes effect Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of 'assault-style' firearms — effective immediately The weapon was most recently used in the Oct. 11 killing of two police officers at a home just north of Toronto. But it was also the weapon used by two teenagers in the northern British Columbia murders that left three people dead and sparked a nationwide manhunt. As well, the SKS was used in the 2018 Fredericton shooting spree that left four people dead, including two police officers. In 2020, the federal government announced the prohibition of around 1,500 makes and models of military-grade and "assault-style" weapons in Canada. Those models included M16, AR-10, AR-15 rifles. Since the announcement was made, the list has been expanded and now includes up to 2,000 weapons, however, the SKS is not one of them. No word on why SKS not included in ban The government has not given a specific reason as to why the SKS was not part of the prohibition. According to Public Safety Canada, the prohibition applies to weapons that are semi-automatic firearms capable of rapid fire, are of modern design and are available in large quantities in Canada. The exact number of SKS rifles in Canada is not known, but there's likely at least a million in the country, said Rod Giltaca, executive director of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights. The shooter who earlier this month gunned down South Simcoe Police Const. Devon Northrup, left, and Const. Morgan Russell used an SKS rifle. (South Simcoe Police Service/The Canadian Press) But the government may have decided to keep them off its prohibition list because they are an old design and don't accept large capacity magazines, meaning they can't be reloaded as fast as other more modern weapons, according to Blake Brown, author of Arming and Disarming the Nation: A History of Gun Control in Canada. On Friday, during the federal government's announcement of a national "freeze" on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wouldn't say whether there were plans to ban the SKS rifle. Ottawa extends amnesty on 'assault-style' firearms, says buyback program still in the works Federal minister calls Alberta minister's pushback to firearm buyback 'reckless' Instead, he said the standing committee on public safety is currently working with all parties to make sure they have "the right policies as it relates to assault-style rifles." A statement from his ministry's office simply said they are currently examining the list of prohibited weapons, but that it was too early to say what, if any additions, will be made to the list. Popularity due in part to cost Experts say the gun is a very popular rifle in Canada in part because it's considered inexpensive. One Canadian website that sells guns lists the sale price of a Russian SKS at just under $600. "At one time they were extremely inexpensive and you had rifles coming over from former Soviet republics and you could buy them by the crate," said Windsor, Ont., based firearms expert A.J Somerset. The SKS was developed for the Soviet Union military in the 1940s, although they were later replaced by the AK-47, Brown said. The Soviet Union allowed other countries to produce the SKS, like China and the former Yugoslavia, which made millions of the rifles. A.J. Somerset, a firearms expert from Windsor, Ont., displays an SKS rifle. At one time, he said, the rifles coming over from former Soviet republics were so inexpensive they could be purchased by the crate. (CBC) Many surplus SKS rifles went to the United States during the 1980s and many ended up in Canada in the 1990s, Brown said. "It's very available. So for people who want something that's kind of like an assault rifle, the SKS kind of fits the bill." They are also not restricted, meaning an individual just needs a regular firearms licence to purchase one. "Basically, if you're a gun owner in Canada and you own rifles, you probably got an SKS. They're just that common," Somerset said. Analysis When it comes to stopping gun violence, it's all about the border, critics say Giltaca, of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, said he doesn't believe the focus should be on this type of rifle, but instead on violence in general. "It needs serious dialogue, not just, 'Well, we're going to ban this gun,' wait until more violence happens with another firearm, then ban that one." Rathjen, the gun control advocate, agreed the root causes of violence need to be addressed. "But until that happens, let's keep the lethal weapons out of the hands of ordinary Canadians," she said, adding there was no reason for anybody to own a "fully functional assault weapon." With files from Megan McCleister CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Federal minister calls Alberta minister's pushback to firearm buyback 'reckless' ‘No ambiguity’ about role of RCMP in relationship between Ottawa and Alberta, minister says Jade Markus · CBC News · Posted: Oct 02, 2022 5:15 PM MT | Last Updated: October 3 Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured during a news conference earlier this year, said the buyback program will require a number of partners in the public safety community, including the RCMP. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) The federal minister of public safety says Alberta's justice minister is engaging in "political brinkmanship" regarding Ottawa's assault weapon buyback program — and the RCMP's role in it. The federal government banned more than 1,500 assault-style weapons in 2020 — now, they're preparing to buy back those weapons. It's a move that Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said will require local police forces and the RCMP. But Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro said he's taking action to ensure the province will not be participating in the program. Saskatchewan's minister of policing and public safety has also pushed back, as has Manitoba's minister of justice. Speaking to CBC's The House on Saturday, Mendicino said he wants to be clear: the regulation of firearms falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government. He said Shandro is mischaracterizing the program and the RCMP's role in it. LISTEN | Mendicino discusses conflict over buyback program: CBC News: The House13:18The firearms program becomes a federalism fracas Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino joins The House to talk about the growing conflict with prairie provinces over the federal firearms buyback program. The buyback program will require a number of partners in the public safety community, including the RCMP, to help facilitate the surrender, the compensation and ultimately the destruction of the guns, Mendicino said. "That somehow, by asking RCMP to ensure that we're getting these guns off of their streets that cuts against the grain of public safety, it's the opposite," he said. "[Shandro] is regrettably engaged in, I think, some political brinkmanship which is counterproductive and reckless." "There's no ambiguity about the relationship that exists between Canada and Alberta as it relates to the role of the RCMP … the RCMP is a federal entity and matters relating to the control management and administration of the RCMP are within exclusive federal jurisdiction." Calgary shootings surpass 100 amid 'shocking' number of guns on streets Alberta won't participate in federal efforts to seize prohibited weapons, Shandro says Mendicino said his letters to provincial and territorial governments — which his office shared with the media — were seeking collaboration in order to implement the program. "What we got back from the Alberta solicitor general is a political stunt. He knows full well that matters that relate to the enforcement of the Criminal Code and the firearms laws are exclusively within the jurisdiction of the federal government," he said. 'Strong interest in having a fight' Shandro previously said Alberta will not agree to having RCMP officers act as confiscation agents and will protest any such move under the provincial-federal agreement that governs policing. "Alberta taxpayers pay over $750 million per year for the RCMP and we will not tolerate taking officers off the streets in order to confiscate the property of law-abiding firearms owners," said Shandro, speaking at a news conference in Calgary. Alberta's Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro answers questions at a news conference in September 2021. Shandro said Alberta will not agree to having RCMP officers act as "confiscation agents." (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press) Alberta is exercising existing authorities to identify the "confiscation plan" as an activity that is not appropriate for the RCMP to be used for, he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter Wednesday. He also said Alberta will seek to intervene in ongoing judicial review applications challenging the constitutionality of the program. There's no doubt that the federal government has the power to implement the buyback program, said Lisa Young, a professor of political science at the University of Calgary. "I don't think that the provincial government is actually questioning the jurisdiction of the federal government to legislate in this area … the province is using its appropriate role intervening in court cases that are challenging this on charter grounds," she said. "There's really no dispute about whether the federal government can do this. I think the dispute is whether the federal government should do this." Lisa Young is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary. (CBC) She added that Shandro asking the RCMP not to enforce the program is different than directing them not to enforce it. "I don't think that Minister Shandro has stepped over that line," Young said. As for sharing each letters publicly, and exchanging barbs, she said the public back and forth benefits both ministers. Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program Sask. government tells RCMP it will not support federal firearm buyback "I don't want to trivialize the issue of firearms control, because I think it's an important issue, but I think that we do need to recognize that both parties that we're looking at here have a pretty strong interest in having a fight with one another over this issue," Young said. She said the issue speaks to the base of both Liberals and Conservatives, but there are fundamentally different values at play. Mendicino said he hopes to start the program at the end of 2022, and said it will likely carry through until 2023. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jade Markus Digital journalist Jade Markus is a digital journalist at CBC Calgary. With files from Helen Pike CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://firearmrights.ca/who- "Mr. Giltaca owns and operates one of Canada’s most recognizable training businesses Civil Advantage Firearms Training Ltd. In addition, Rod is an instructor in good standing with the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program. Rod produces and hosts the largest (all Canadian) firearms related YouTube Channel, the “Civil Advantage Channel”. He is also the official spokesperson of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights." rod.giltaca@firearmrights.ca I was told that you do not own this business https://www.civiladvantage.ca/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2022 14:33:36 -0300 Subject: Fwd: Attn Michael Loberg RE Firearms and Federal Court To: rod.giltaca@firearmrights.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 14:18:22 -0300 Subject: Attn Michael Loberg RE Firearms and Federal Court To: mloberg@loberg-law.com, nfo@csaaa.org, abernardo343@rogers.com, info@firearmrights.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Michael Loberg @MichaelLoberg · Jul 6 Maybe you can discuss having Justin Trudeau entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Canadian Prime Minister with the most ethics investigations ever? https://guinnessworldrecords. Quote Tweet Bill Blair @BillBlair · Jul 6 Today and tomorrow, I will be taking part in a virtual Cabinet retreat to address some of the biggest issues our country is facing. Together, we will focus on the next steps we need to take to ensure we are keeping Canadians healthy and safe. Flag of Canada https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/news- Contact Michael Loberg Main: +1 (403) 444-6935 Direct: +1 (403) 668-6561 E-mail: mloberg@loberg-law.com https://firearmrights.ca/en/ The CCFR’s General Counsel, Michael Loberg, commented on the CCFR’s action from his Calgary-based law firm: “The CCFR is committed to standing up for the rights of law-abiding firearm owners in Canada, and this oppressive and unfair action by the minority Liberal government with their irrational firearm ban will not be allowed to go unchallenged. Today we have brought an application in Federal Court for the judicial review of these actions, and for various other constitutional and quasi-constitutional remedies, in order to test our belief that what the Liberals have done is both improper and wholly unlawful. https://www.cbc.ca/news/ But the minister's message wasn't well received by the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) The group said "sophisticated manufacturers and distributors all over the world" are still concerned that the new regulations could render some shotguns prohibited, despite those reassurances from Blair. "We are not satisfied with a tweet from the minister that everything is OK as the basis for our whole industry's future. There is lots of precedent in [Canadian] law and technical language in legal government documents our industry uses every day that conflicts with this tweeted response," Alison de Groot, the managing director of the CSAAA, told CBC. 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