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Canada needs a genuinely federal police force to make good on its firearms mandate

Firearms legislation is bound to be controversial. On the one hand, a government that is actually serious about firearms could act on any number of options that do not require legislation. On the other hand, C-21, however inchoate, represents a genuine effort to balance individual interest with community safety across a large country where values, interests and priorities vary widely.

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Canada needs a genuinely federal police force to make good on its firearms mandate

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