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  • National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
    Tuesday, Dec 6 2011
  • E-mail your MP: Keep the Gun Registry
    Thursday, Nov 10 2011
  • A letter to Nycole Turmel Interim Leader of the Official Opposition
    Wednesday, Sep 14 2011
      Nycole TurmelInterim Leader of the Official Opposition   September 13, 2011   Dear Ms. Turmel,   First, please accept our condolences at the loss of Mr. Jack Layton. It is a personal and a political loss and we must all work together to ensure that our shared vision of a more just and generous Canada is realized. I am writing to urge the NDP to take an official party...
  • Halifax groups weigh in for long-gun registry Cops, nurses, women’s groups want registry kept
    Thursday, Sep 16 2010
     Halifax groups weigh in for long-gun registry  Cops, nurses, women’s groups want registry kept By IAN FAIRCLOUGH Staff Reporter Metro Thu, Sep 16 - 7:05 AM Police and other organizations in Halifax joined counterparts across the country Wednesday in support of the federal long-gun registry. There were rallies and news conferences in several cities in advance of a vote in the...
  • Media Advisory - The Real Costs of Gun Violence
    Wednesday, Apr 28 2010
    Media Advisory     The Real Costs of Gun Violence:   Media conference Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:00 a.m. Charles Lynch Theatre, Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario     For Immediate Release April 27, 2010   Ottawa - Representatives from national health organizations will present an open letter signed by 28 groups and 33 individuals opposing plans to repeal the...
  • Firearms Control and Injury Prevention: The firearms registry is a good investment
    Wednesday, Apr 28 2010
    The recent discussion surrounding gun control has tended to focus on the problems of urban violence, gangs, and handguns. This however ignores the fact that most firearm deaths in Canada are suicides and the guns most often used are rifles and shotguns. read the full statement (pdf) below...
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  • Michael Ignatieff addresses police and rural concerns with gun registry reforms
    Liberal Party of Canada
    Monday, Apr 19 2010
    Press Release OTTAWA – In a speech to hundreds of frontline police officers, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff proposed improvements to the long-gun registry that would address frustrating irritants for rural Canadians while giving our police the tools they need to keep our communities safe. “You are the frontline of our system of justice, and we’re committed to giving you the...
  • Cars are Registered - Why not Guns?
    Monday, Mar 22 2010
    In Canada, there are more regulations and restrictions on owning and operating a car than there are owning and operating a gun. Visit the CLC website to take action:  
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