Awake Canadian

"Every policy announcement of the Conservatives so far is anti the people and for an upwards redistribution of wealth to the already well off." I understand you now. I would argue that when two parents work full time and earn $125,000.00 a year, they are not "well off". They pay over half that value in tax and live a modest life. These are the folks who FILL the coffers with tax dollars and vastly underutilize any public services, compared to their contributions. I think I can envision your ideas of pro-people, and my parents and grandparents left countries where that ideal meant poverty. They came here for the opportunity that initiative and hard work meant and increase in their standard of living. Today, they remark that this country is moving more towards where they came from, rather than the Canada they moved to. Awake Canadian

The fix; 1. Caught with handgun = 5 years in jail. No parole. No early release. Applies to anyone over 16 years of age. 2. Fire a handgun in public = 10 years in jail. No parole. No early release. I believe the immediate issue is not whether you possess a stolen gun that was owned legally, or if you possess an illegal gun. The issue is you are carrying a concealed handgun, in public. Lets worry about arguing over the right to legal ownership down the road, lets worry about possession NOW. In Canada, if you are carrying a hangun in public we have zero tolerance and there is NO flexibility. I believe the only tool available to the public, in a time frame that is reasonable, is minimum sentences. Rock solid minimum sentences. Awake Canadian