Opposition MPs accused the government of being inconsistent in its pledge to fight gun violence during a House committee on Friday attended by the minister of justice, who defended a bill that seeks to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for a number of firearms and all drugs-related offences.
“I can tell you from the testimony that we’ve heard from our deep consultations with witnesses, with communities, both rural and urban, and including with various victims groups, this bill could not be more breathtakingly out of touch,” said Conservative MP Rob Moore during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on April 8 to discuss Bill C-5.
