Liberals’ Plan to Fast-Track Gun Control Bill Condemned by the Tories

Conservative member of Parliament Raquel Dancho holds a press conference in Ottawa on July 25, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Conservative MPs are criticizing a government motion seeking to speed up the adoption of Bill C-21, which contains similar elements the Liberals had abandoned under pressure a few months ago.

And while the Tories had support from the NDP late last year to defeat two Liberal amendments to the gun control bill, this time the NDP is on board with the government’s plan.