Ep 188: Trudeau comes for some of your guns

Premier John Horgan has announced the province's (careful) plan to Restart BC. Trudeau uses an order-in-council to reclassify various firearms as prohibited. And further uncertainty over the tentative agreement between the Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs and the provincial and federal governments as the elected chiefs cry foul over the consultation process.

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Links

Segment 1: Restart BC

• The plan and in PDF format
• Press release: Premier outlines plan to restart B.C. safely
• WorkSafeBC backgrounder for support on workplaces resuming operations [pdf]
• Provincial parks and schools backgrounder [pdf]
• Province launches renewal plan for surgeries | BC Gov News
• A Commitment to Surgical Renewal in BC [pdf]

Segment 2: Dey took er guns

• Prime Minister announces ban on assault-style firearms
• Matt Gurney: The Liberals’ useless ‘assault weapons’ ban
• Official announcement
• PM Trudeau says NDP, Bloc are 'aligned' with Liberals in gun control push
• Older: Green party calling for ban on handguns and assault weapons

The banned weapons

• M16, M4, AR-10, AR-15 rifle*
• Ruger Mini-14 rifle
• Vz58 rifle
• M14 rifle
• Beretta CX4 Storm carbine
• Robinson Armament XCR rifle
• CZ Scorpion EVO 3 carbine and pistol
• SIG Sauer SIG MCX and SIG Sauer SIG MPX carbine & pistol*
• Swiss Arms Classic Green and Seasons Series rifles

Segment 3: Land transfer

• Elected Wet’suwet’en leadership calls on Canada to withdraw land and title deal
• Wet'suwet'en agreement outlines steps for transferring control of territory to traditional leadership