freespirit
3rd April 2012, 03:16 PM
http://news.ca.msn.com/canada/quebec-takes-legal-action-for-gun-registry-info-3
The Quebec government has filed a motion in Quebec Superior Court to block the federal government from destroying data in the federal long-gun registry.
Liberal Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier announced Tuesday the province is taking legal action to challenge the constitutionality of Ottawa's decision, and save the registry data.
The province believes that it has a right to the data because it helped collect it, and its destruction is unconstitutional.
Quebec has long demanded relevant registry information be transferred to the province, so it can create its own list.
The injunction, filed in Quebec Superior Court, asks for the registry to be preserved until a judge renders an ultimate decision.
Meanwhile, legislation to abolish the gun registry is days away from becoming a reality. Bill C-19 is expected to receive royal assent later this week.
The Conservative government has refused to transfer data to Quebec, where gun control is a particularly emotional issue.
The federal registry was the result of an intense lobbying campaign in the wake of the 1989 Montreal massacre.
Fourteen women were killed at the École Polytechnique on Sept. 6 1989 by a gunman wielding a hunting rifle.
Registry critics describe the system as ineffective and wasteful.
FINALLY!! death to the gun registry!!!
The Quebec government has filed a motion in Quebec Superior Court to block the federal government from destroying data in the federal long-gun registry.
Liberal Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier announced Tuesday the province is taking legal action to challenge the constitutionality of Ottawa's decision, and save the registry data.
The province believes that it has a right to the data because it helped collect it, and its destruction is unconstitutional.
Quebec has long demanded relevant registry information be transferred to the province, so it can create its own list.
The injunction, filed in Quebec Superior Court, asks for the registry to be preserved until a judge renders an ultimate decision.
Meanwhile, legislation to abolish the gun registry is days away from becoming a reality. Bill C-19 is expected to receive royal assent later this week.
The Conservative government has refused to transfer data to Quebec, where gun control is a particularly emotional issue.
The federal registry was the result of an intense lobbying campaign in the wake of the 1989 Montreal massacre.
Fourteen women were killed at the École Polytechnique on Sept. 6 1989 by a gunman wielding a hunting rifle.
Registry critics describe the system as ineffective and wasteful.
FINALLY!! death to the gun registry!!!