The federal government has not yet made good on its commitment to send banned guns collected through the federal buyback program to Ukraine.
So far, no firearms have been donated to the war effort, despite a pledge made by the Trudeau government in December.
One day before the 35th anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre, hundreds of models were added to the federal government’s list of banned firearms.
Federal ministers at the same time made a commitment to donate a portion of the firearms collected through the government’s first phase of its firearm buyback program to Ukraine, in a bid to support its fight against the Russian invasion.
The announcement was made by then defence minister Bill Blair. He was joined by former public services minister Jean-Yves Duclos and former public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc. Of the three, only LeBlanc remains in cabinet.
Some experts expressed concerns about this plan, warning it seemed haphazard and intended …