Liberals' secretive firearms buyback program bleeds millions, keeps contractors hidden

Subhead:Parliamentary answers reveal the Liberals’ buyback has already cost taxpayers $13 million for 12,000 banned guns and 14,000 parts — plus $250 per firearm in handling fees that amount to a taxpayer-funded sweetener.#

 

The so-called “assault-style firearms compensation program” is shaping up to be exactly what gun owners warned it would be: expensive, secretive, and ineffective.

Two newly tabled Order Paper responses reveal just how much Ottawa has already shelled out — and how little transparency Canadians are getting in return.

Author: contributor

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