NDP Government Would Revive Gun Registry, Without the Flaws: Mulcair

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons Nov. 27, 2014. Mulcair says an NDP government would revive the long-gun registry, minus the flaws that made the original so controversial. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—A New Democrat government would ensure police are able to track every firearm in Canada, but would also seek to avoid the pitfalls that made the now-defunct long-gun registry so controversial, Tom Mulcair said Wednesday.

The NDP leader disputed the Conservative government’s contention that gun registration is an unfair, onerous requirement for law-abiding gun owners.