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ALL-PARTY DELEGATION TRAVELS TO OTTAWA TO FIGHT BILL C-68

Released on May 5, 1995

Justice Minister Bob Mitchell today announced that six members of the
legislative assembly will form an all-party delegation to present
Saskatchewan's position to the parliamentary committee considering Bill
C-68, the new federal firearms registration legislation.

Mitchell, government caucus members Lorne Scott and Pat Lorje,
Opposition Leader Bill Boyd, Opposition member Dan D'Autremont, and the
leader of the third party Lynda Haverstock, will travel to Ottawa to
present an all-party submission to the Commons Standing Committee on
Justice and Legal Affairs on May 9.

"I am pleased that we have all joined together to make the strongest
possible case for why universal licensing and registration of firearms
should not be implemented," Mitchell said.

"Saskatchewan supports the initiatives in Bill C-68 that directly
address the problem of criminal activity with firearms. However, we
strongly oppose an expensive, bureaucratic regulatory scheme that
cannot be shown to enhance public safety or reduce the criminal use of
firearms.

"We already have extensive firearms control legislation in this
country. The federal government has said that existing firearms laws
will be evaluated. The responsible approach is to wait until this
evaluation is complete and can be analyzed before resources are
committed to further legislation.

"If the federal government won't wait for the evaluation then it should
proceed with Bill C-68 on a pilot-project basis in the jurisdictions
that support universal licensing and registration.

"While we are concerned about the impact this proposed federal
legislation will have on all Saskatchewan citizens, we are particularly
concerned about the impact that universal licensing and registration
would have on the lives of our rural, northern and aboriginal
communities.

"The federal minister has not responded to the concerns and legitimate
criticisms of Bill C-68 raised by a significant number of Canadians,
including police forces across Saskatchewan. We are hopeful that the
Commons committee will recognize the common-sense strength of our
arguments."

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