Parliamentary Committee Notes: Appearance of the Minister Before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
Bill C-21, an Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)

October 4, 2022

Overview and Opening Remarks

• 1. Overview Note
• 2. Opening Remarks for the Minister

General Information on Bill C-21

• 3. Overview Deck
• 4. Key Elements of the Bill (Placemat)
• 5. Second Reading Debate in the House of Commons: Summary

Issue Notes

• 6. Buyback (Bill Changes to Affect Mandatory Disposal)
• 7. Curbing Firearms Smuggling and Trafficking
• 8. National Handgun “Freeze”
• 9. Replica Firearms Prohibition
• 10. Large Capacity Magazines
• 11. Ghost Guns and Illegal Manufacturing in Canada
• 12. Complementary Firearms and Gun Violence Measures
• 13. Changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA)
• 14. Red and Yellow Flag Laws: Strengthening Measures to Combat Firearms-Related Family Violence and Self-Harm

Background Information

• 15. Bill C-21, an Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms). First Reading Version of the Bill.
• 16. Firearms Statistics
• 17. Provincial / Territorial Positions on Firearms
• 18. New Bill C-21: Comparison to Former Bill C-21 from Last Session
• 19. Questions and Answers
• 20. SECU: Member Biographies

Date modified:

2023-03-15