Tausende protestieren gegen die Beteiligung Quebecs am bundesstaatlichen Waffenrückkauf
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/thousands-protest-quebecs-participation-in-federal-gun-buyback/
Tausende protestieren gegen die Beteiligung Quebecs am bundesstaatlichen Waffenrückkauf
https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/thousands-protest-quebecs-participation-in-federal-gun-buyback/
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Oh hey it did get coverage after all.
Nice
This is where it needs to happen more than anywhere else in the country.
The only reason the bans have happened in the first place was to placate a vocal minority in Quebec.
It’s never been about keeping the public safe, or they would have been aggressively seizing illegal firearms at the border. Which they are not.
It’s about votes, always has been.
Good, maybe Ottawa will finally realize it’s not worth going through with this waste of time and money for a few Quebec votes.
Please tell me why they’re wearing hats and holding signs with assault rifles?
Good for them!
Apparently 3000-5000 people showed up
At some point it’s not about being pro- or anti-gun it’s about whether a program is effective and worth the cost. This one looks like it’s high on symbolism and low on results. If the goal is public safety, we should be demanding policies that measurably improve it, not doubling down on something that isn’t delivering. It’s time to scrap these bans and let owners use their property again.
Great work to anyone who went out!
I think this title is misleading. Surely they are protesting the gun bans, not the program that will pay them.
“Shameful” say the gun control advocates, because of what happened in Tumbler Ridge.
So that’s just it is it? Not allowed to protest anything because something terrible happened at the hands of a completely deranged basket case.
Well, your average licensee isn’t a psychological tire fire consuming some of the most powerful psychedelic drugs on the planet in a half-baked attempt to self medicate *while* taking SSRIs, not to mention struggling with violent ideations mixed with urges to burn their own house down.
Yeah, fuck these people for not wanting to have their property confiscated with almost no chance of compensation right? Yeah, what soulless assholes they all are! Right? You should all feel honoured and privileged to surrender your property for something you didn’t do! How ungrateful you all are!
We don’t need to improve access to mental health! We don’t need to do anything about crime! We just need to ban guns and everything will be picture perfect!
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These thousands of protesters in Quebec understand something critical that goes beyond the gun debate itself: this buyback program represents a fundamental erosion of property rights protections that have existed in Canadian law for generations.
Under traditional expropriation law in Canada, property owners have specific rights: negotiation, independent appraisal, legal representation, and judicial review of compensation amounts. The gun buyback bypasses every single one of these safeguards. The government unilaterally sets the value, you have no right to challenge it, and your only „choice“ is to accept their predetermined payment or surrender your property for nothing, or face criminal prosecution.
This is the Trojan horse. Once this model is established as legally acceptable, what’s to stop future governments from applying it to other property? „We’ve deemed your cottage environmentally sensitive. Here’s our non-negotiable offer.“ „Your farmland is needed for infrastructure. Take our price or surrender it for free.“ „Your vehicle doesn’t meet new emissions standards. Accept our valuation or dispose of it at your own expense.“
The precedent being set is that the government can prohibit ownership of legally acquired property, dictate compensation without appeal, and criminalize non-compliance, all while calling it „voluntary.“ This fundamentally changes the relationship between citizens and the state regarding property rights.
Whether you own guns or not, every Canadian should be concerned about a process that eliminates the procedural protections our expropriation laws were designed to provide. Those protesters in Quebec aren’t just defending firearms. They’re defending the principle that property seizure requires due process, fair compensation, and judicial oversight.
Love to see this. I hope it picks up around the country.
I love the Quebecois attitude of causing a ruckus and not putting up with bullshit. Don’t have to always agree with the reason for it but you gotta admit the rest of Canada could learn a thing or two
The entire gun buyback thing recently is so funny because when you actually look at it, carney doesn’t seem to actually be doing anything on it. He talks big but he isn’t trying to actually push this policy. He brings up for example Quebec and their participation in it to wave around as if it’s a success, but everywhere else, like Ontario, the maritimes, and the Prairies, and BC, when they say they won’t comply, he just doesn’t respond.