Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
A letter from Canada Post that has been at least partially leaked to media indicates Canada Post is refusing to take part in the federal government's long gun confiscation program.
A key component in the IBM-authored plan that would see the guns prohibited by Prime Minsiter Justin Trudeau's May 1, 2020 Order in Council, Canada Post was to be responsible for shipping both the empty, standardized firearms boxes to participating owners, and then returning those same boxes to evaluation and destruction centres after owners had deposited their "newly prohibited firearms" into them.
However, a letter authored by Canada Post and addressed to the government identified some "security concerns," and stated that as a result of these, the Crown corporation was refusing to participate in the program. One key example given was the potential for conflict between gun owners and postal workers during this process. The wording of "one key source of concern" cited in the coverage indicates other concerns were also presented - and likely more than we can even know.
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A letter from Canada Post that has been at least partially leaked to media indicates Canada Post is refusing to take part in the federal government's long gun confiscation program.
A key component in the IBM-authored plan that would see the guns prohibited by Prime Minsiter Justin Trudeau's May 1, 2020 Order in Council, Canada Post was to be responsible for shipping both the empty, standardized firearms boxes to participating owners, and then returning those same boxes to evaluation and destruction centres after owners had deposited their "newly prohibited firearms" into them.
However, a letter authored by Canada Post and addressed to the government identified some "security concerns," and stated that as a result of these, the Crown corporation was refusing to participate in the program. One key example given was the potential for conflict between gun owners and postal workers during this process. The wording of "one key source of concern" cited in the coverage indicates other concerns were also presented - and likely more than we can even know.
Want an easy shareable link to this for people that don't like videos? Check out our coverage here: calibremag.ca/long-gun-ban-canada-post-refuses-to-handle-confiscated-gun-shipments
Confused about the confiscation and how it's intended to occur? Read the plan here: calibremag.ca/gun-ban-by-mail-how-the-buyback-will-work
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