Critics Question Feds’ Plan to Send Banned Guns to Ukraine

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc speaks virtually at a press conference in Ottawa on Dec. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

Ottawa’s new plan to send prohibited firearms to Ukraine to help in its war against Russia has some experts scratching their heads.

The Liberal government announced last week it will work with Canadian businesses to donate select weapons banned in Canada to Ukraine.