OPP Refuse to Participate in Gun Buyback Program, Public Safety Minister Says

Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree makes his way to the podium to speak in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 3, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has refused to participate in the Liberal government’s gun buyback program.

“The OPP has indicated that they will not participate directly,” Anandasangaree told reporters ahead of a caucus meeting on Sept. 17. “As you know, they represent 26 percent of the overall policing in Ontario. This doesn’t mean that we can’t continue with the gun buyback program.”