Toews supports PM’s commitment
Vic Toews, a Conservative Candidate for Provencher, liked the decision of Prime Minister Harper who announced that a re-elected Conservative Government proposes a law that will ban the long-gun registry once and for all.
“Our Conservative Government has a strong record of support for law-abiding farmers and hunters, many of whom call Manitoba home,” said Toews. “We have long opposed the wasteful and ineffective long-gun registry and have instead chosen to focus our resources on real criminals.”
Toews remembered that Manitoba conservative MP Candice Hoeppner almost succeeded in abolishing the long –gun registry following her introduction of a Private Member’s bill (C-391) in 2009. The effort was squashed by two votes when a number of Ignatieff-led Coalition MPs voted to suppress the bill after having previously voted to back it up on the Second Reading.
“Unfortunately, Coalition MPs demonstrated how out of touch they are with the interests of farmers, hunters and rural Canadian communities when they voted to defeat Candice Hoeppner’s bill to end the long-gun registry,” said Toews. “Our Party stands with rural Canada and can be counted on to scrap the long-gun registry.”
At present, Prime Minister Harper also announced a proposal to institute a new hunting and wildlife panel which will be made up of representatives from hunting, fishing and conservation organizations. It is hoped that through this panel all government decisions on environmental protection and conservation are based on solid science and balanced advice.
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