Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Public Safety Canada's 2025-2026 Departmental Plan budgets $459.8M towards the so-called "Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program" for this fiscal year, which means that the federal government is likely to spend more to confiscate guns from licensed Canadians this year than they will enforcing the border.

Previous article on spending, in detail: calibremag.ca/gun-ban-budget-crosses-half-billion-mark-taxpayer-cost-per-firearm-confiscated-currently-24416

Public Safety Departmental Plan: publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/dprtmntl-pln-2025-26/index-en.aspx

Treasury Board Main Estimates: canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/planned-government-spending/government-expenditure-plan-main-estimates/2025-26-estimates/expenditures-purpose.html

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