Smith vows to defend gun owners’ rights
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province—alongside Saskatchewan—will “do whatever we can” to defend responsible firearms owners’ rights.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province—alongside Saskatchewan—will “do whatever we can” to defend responsible firearms owners’ rights.
Meanwhile, Edmonton Public Schools’ book ban list has prompted the government to clarify its library policy, now aimed squarely at graphic sexual images while keeping classic literature on shelves.
Smith also defended her party’s insurance reforms, claiming that no perfect solution exists.
New data shows Alberta leading in earnings but facing an eight-year-high in unemployment amid soaring youth joblessness.
All that and more on this week’s Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux.
There is a huge problem in Canada with guns illegally smuggled into the country and used by criminals - typically in the fentanyl trade. This is evident with the daily shootings in our major cities, now expanding to smaller towns.
There is no measurable problem with guns legally purchased by law-abiding citizens.
These two facts are widely acknowledged by all concerned parties, including the front line workers on our various police forces. That includes the police chiefs of most major cities and the RCMP.
Legally registered guns are not a problem.
So why are the Liberals pushing this confiscation program forward? It makes no economic sense, no public safety sense nor does it make any common sense. Our government wants to spend about a billion dollars with the stated goal of accomplishing exactly nothing.
There is only one logical conclusion that can be drawn from this ongoing Liberal lunacy.
The Federal Government is afraid of its citizens and wants them disarmed. (It may be that this fear was ignited by the Freedom Convoy. Remember Trudeau running away and hiding at Harrington?)
I would be absolutely delighted to hear some other, logical reason. Truly, I would. I don't like living in this new Canada. But I can't think of one.
What I can think of are about 3,650 good reasons for the Liberals to fear its citizens. One for every day of the past ten years of being subjected to the whims of this nonsensical, darkly-comic farce of a government. One for each new unanswered, unaccountable scandal with its overtly criminal corruption - which they barely bother to hide or acknowledge. One for each day of allowing us to be ruled by a dim-witted clown with fancy socks and blackface makeup, thus turning us into a bad joke on the international stage.
I could go on, but I know you've heard it all before, so I'll stop there. If I were to attempt to list all of the above-mentioned scandals, this post would run for about 200 pages.
Fine discussion of Alberta auto insurance, Isaac. Jack Mintz of the University of Calgary wrote an interesting op-ed on this topic in the Financial Post last October. He wrote, in part: “A tort system balanced with no-fault for some claims is probably the best approach. Drivers should have the right to sue, at least for major claims. (No-fault makes sense for minor claims, as litigation costs can eat up any benefit.) No-fault systems do need guardrails to avoid fraud. And the province should definitely get out of price caps.”