New Brunswick Joins Prairies in Opposing Use of Police for Ottawa’s Gun Confiscation Program

Yukon legislature also passes a motion against diverting territorial policing resources to assist in Liberals' plan

A gun owner holds a sign during a rally organized by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights against the government's new gun regulations, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

New Brunswick has joined forces with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to oppose the federal government’s gun buyback program. The Yukon Legislature also recently passed a motion against the measures.

In a joint statement on Oct. 14, New Brunswick, together with the Prairie provinces, called on the Liberal government to halt plans to use “scarce RCMP and municipal police resources to confiscate more than 100,000 legally acquired firearms from Canadians.”