The Trudeau government persists and signs: handgun control should be delegated to the provinces, when, in fact, gun control laws, which fall under criminal law, fall under federal jurisdiction. The same government plans to implement national standards for residential and long-term care centers (CHSLDs), while health is under provincial jurisdiction.
If Justin Trudeau really wants the provinces to play their full role with the elderly, he must increase health transfers to the provinces without adding any conditions. On the handgun side, Ottawa must legislate on the carrying of such weapons and strengthen border security controls. All in all, the federal government has no expertise to adequately develop national standards for CHSLDs. As for handgun control […], national standards are essential to ensure the security of Canadians at the borders and across the country … In short, each to their own areas of jurisdiction, and federal-provincial relations will only get better.
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