Canada’s Yukon territory refuses to participate in Trudeau’s gun grab scheme
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Many people in Yukon, including its large indigenous population, hunt for food.
(LifeSiteNews) – The majority of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from the Canadian territory of Yukon have voted to push back against a semi-automatic gun buyback program enacted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government.
Last Wednesday, all MLAs from the Yukon Legislative Assembly from the Yukon Party and even the Yukon NDP voted for a motion calling for its government to not go along with Trudeau’s gun grab.
Of note is the territory is governed by the Liberal Party which has a minority government. All its MLAs opposed the motion but failed to get it stopped from passing.
The Justice Critic for the Yukon Party, Brad Cathers, brought forward the motion.
Cathers noted that “the National Police Federation, which is the union representing RCMP members, has made it clear the Trudeau government’s Order in Council prohibiting various firearms and the ‘buy-back’ program will divert police resources away from dealing with organized crime.” Local RCMP members “said the federal Liberal government’s firearms measures actually divert important personnel and resources from where they are needed most.”
“We are happy the motion passed, and hope the territorial government will respect the will of the Yukon Legislative Assembly,” added Cathers.
Many people in Yukon, including its large indigenous population, hunt for food. For many in the Yukon, owning firearms is not just a way of life, but an absolute necessity.
The Yukon is now the fourth government to say it will not go along with Trudeau’s gun buyback scheme.