EP 2. Canada’s Gun Laws

Karen and Alex discuss the current firearms laws in Canada and how they have changed over time. Then we look at some cases that took place within Canada that were affected by or helped initiate our gun laws.  Cases Discussed:

School Shootings in Canada, 1975-2013 |

École Polytechnique Massacre, Québec 1989 |

Parliament Hill Shooting, Ontario 2014 |

Nova Scotia Spree Killer, Nova Scotia 2020 

 

Sources 

• RCMP History of Firearms in Canada https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms/history-firearms-canada

• Trends in firearm-related violent crime in Canada, 2009 to 2020. Stats Canada https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2022001/article/00009-eng.htm

• Other Countries Had Mass Shootings. Then They Changed Their Gun Laws. New York Times
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/world/europe/gun-laws-australia-britain.html

• School Shootings by Country 2025. World Population Review https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/school-shootings-by-country

• Taking action to reduce gun violence. Government of Canada
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/firearms.html

• Harper Government delivers on promise to abolish the long-gun registry. Government of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2012/04/harper-government-delivers-promise-abolish-long-gun-registry.html
• École Polytechnique massacre. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_massacre

• Marking 35 years since the L’École Polytechnique Massacre. Public Service Alliance of Canada https://psacunion.ca/marking-35-years-lecole-polytechnique-massacre

• ‘Hate is infectious’: how the 1989 mass shooting of 14 women echoes today. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/mass-shooting-1989-montreal-14-women-killed

• Nova Scotia Shooting Incident – Timeline. Public Safety Canada https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/brfng-mtrls/prlmntry-bndrs/20200730/021/index-en.aspx

• 2020 Nova Scotia attacks. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Nova_Scotia_attacks

• Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry heavily criticizes police response. BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65107912

• 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_shootings_at_Parliament_Hill,_Ottawa

• Parliament Hill Attack. The Canadian Encyclopedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parliament-hill-attack

• Taber Shootings. The Canadian Encyclopedia https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/taber-shootings

• School shootings in Canada. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:School_shootings_in_Canada

• Brampton High School Shootings. Canadian True Crime Podcast https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/146

• Shell Lake murders. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Lake_murders\
• A list of some past Canadian school shootings. Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/8621977/list-canadian-school-shootings/

• Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns https://www.doctorsforprotectionfromguns.ca/#/

• Charting gun violence in the United States. CBC
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gun-violence-charts-us-1.6847911

• Ontario Court Confirms No Right to Bear Arms in Canada; Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal. Constitutional Studies https://www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2010/10/ontario-court-confirms-no-right-to-bear-arms-in-canada-supreme-court-will-not-hear-appeal/?print=print