Interlake Spectator (Manitoba)
April 27, 2011
Palsson (NDP) – “I would introduce a private members bill to let the municipalities decide whether or not they want it—Let the cities have it if they want,” he said.
Tag: domestic violence
Cowboys for Social Responsibility: It’s not that hard to do the right thing on the long gun registry. So why won’t the NDP do that?
Sudbury Star
April 23, 2011
Rejecting criticism from Nickel Belt Conservative candidate Lynne Reynolds that he had “lied” about the registry, Gravelle said he simply changed his mind.
“I’ve gotten emails from gun owners who’ve registered their guns an…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: If Jack Layton won’t put vulnerable Canadians ahead of politics as usual, he won’t get my vote (and he doesn’t deserve your’s)
There’s nothing to suggest that November 25, 2010 – the International Day to End Violence against Women – was an unusual day in Alberta.
On that day, 816 women and 771 children sought assistance from Alberta’s 42 family violence shelters.
Of those …
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Once upon a time, the NDP cared about fighting gun violence
Until this election, every Jack Layton-led NDP campaign platform has included proposals to deal with illegal guns and gun violence.
These include:
2008: Halt the illegal importation of handguns from the United States and target the sale of illegal wea…
Cowboys for Social Responsibility: NDP happily embraces gun lobby endorsement
It one thing to have been endorsed by the organized gun lobby for opposing the life saving long gun registry as a number of NDP MPs and candidates have been.
That’s disturbing enough.
It’s a whole different degree of disturbing to see an NDP candid…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: NDP throws vulnerable Canadians under the bus as fast as the Harper Tories do staffers
This time, it’s Vancouver Island North Ronna-Rae Leonard NDP candidate who is trying to be all things to all people:
Leonard did not take a stand on the registry itself but said the private members bill to abolish the registry was an opportunity for MP…
Cowboys for Social Responsibility: Another New Democrat throws vulnerable Canadians to the wolves
Lacombe Globe
April 20, 2011
What should be done about the long gun registry?
Scrap the unrestricted (long gun) registry, but the restricted (handgun) registry should stay.
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Who’d’ve thunk it?
74% of Canadians support Canada’s integrated gun gun control program.
So why is Jack Layton still pandering to the 22% who oppose Canada’s life saving long gun registry?
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: What if you had a rally…
…and a-b-o-u-t t-w-e-n-t-y people showed up?
(Yes, we used hyphens to make the crowd look bigger.)
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