Federal ministers throw the ball back to Quebec City on handguns
Cabinet ministers in the Trudeau government seem annoyed by the criticism they've received from the Quebec government and the City of Montreal since the Nov. 14 killing of Thomas Trudel, the 16-year-old teenager killed in Montreal.
On Monday, Mayor Valérie Plante and Premier François Legault once again called on Ottawa to better manage the handgun problem.
On Tuesday morning, upon their arrival at a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Mélanie Joly and Pablo Rodriguez recalled that Quebec City had asked for the power to control these weapons, a request to which the federal government agreed.
Ottawa had initially proposed transferring this power to the municipalities. The municipalities denounced the idea. In Quebec City, the National Assembly unanimously called for provincial control of handguns.
Justin Trudeau, during the federal election campaign, promised that this power would be transferred to the provinces. He also promised $1 billion to help the provinces implement better handgun control.
Minister Joly on Tuesday morning said Quebecers expect all governments to work together to manage the problem, rather than throwing the ball around. Minister Rodriguez offered the same argument, recalling his party's commitment and the $1 billion offered to the provinces.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Nov. 23, 2021.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering
George Mallory is renowned for being one of the first British mountaineers to attempt to scale the dizzying heights of Mount Everest during the 1920s. Nearly a century later, newly digitized letters shed light on Mallory’s hopes and fears about ascending Everest.
Toxic testing standoff: Family leaves house over air quality
A Sherwood Park family says their new house is uninhabitable. The McNaughton's say they were forced to leave the house after living there for only a week because contaminants inside made it difficult to breathe.
Decoy bear used to catch man who illegally killed a grizzly, B.C. conservation officers say
A man has been handed a lengthy hunting ban and fined thousands of dollars for illegally killing a grizzly bear, B.C. conservation officers say.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport.
B.C. seeks ban on public drug use, dialing back decriminalization
The B.C. NDP has asked the federal government to recriminalize public drug use, marking a major shift in the province's approach to addressing the deadly overdose crisis.
'I was scared': Ontario man's car repossessed after missing two repair loan payments
An Ontario man who took out a loan to pay for auto repairs said his car was repossessed after he missed two payments.
First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old
A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student.