Mr. Randy Meier, President Vernon Fish and Game Club Via Email: [email protected]
May 22, 2020
Dear Mr. Meier,
As you know, on May 1, 2020, the Prime Minister made an announcement banning certain types of firearms through an order-in-council which can be viewed here.
Justin Trudeau is using the current pandemic and the immediate emotion of the horrific attack in Nova Scotia to push the Liberals’ ideological agenda and make major firearms policy changes. That is wrong.
Given the two-year amnesty period, and the fact that legislation will be required for elements of the Liberals’ buyback plan this issue will not be over in the short term.
Going back to the mid-1990s, I have long-advocated for the rights and interests of lawful firearms owners. Prior to being elected, I actively opposed the $2,700,000,000 gun registry boondoggle imposed by the Chretien Liberals in 1993.
During the 43rd Parliament (2015-2019), the first Parliament in which I had the honour to serve as a Member, I took every opportunity I could to stand-up for legal firearms owners and speak against the Trudeau government’s efforts in bill C-71 to chip-away at the rights and freedoms of law-abiding firearms owners in Canada.
As a Member of Parliament, I am very concerned about public safety and the conservation of our rights and freedoms which is why I have consistently advocated for a greater commitment from the federal government to strengthen law enforcement, our systems of justice and social supports that can help divert persons who are at-risk from being drawn into a life of crime.
On these points, I have been consistent, clear and unequivocal. Whether I was in the House of Commons, hosting a town hall in the constituency or sharing a morning coffee with constituents, I have stated my belief that preventing and confronting organized crime and the mental health crises are the appropriate steps for fighting gun violence.
The Prime Minister’s May 1 announcement will not make it harder for persons motivated to bear lethal force to do so and law-abiding firearms owners should not be punished for the horrific shootings in Nova Scotia. Taking firearms away from law-abiding citizens does nothing to stop dangerous criminals who obtain their weapons illegally.
The reality is most gun crimes are committed with firearms that were acquired illegally. Nothing in the Liberals announcement addresses this problem.
My Conservative colleagues and I continue to push back on Trudeau’s ill-conceived gun control scheme that will not make our communities safer. As Members of Parliament, we do have voices and the power to vote in the House of Commons and we intend to use our voices and votes to stand up for the rights and freedoms of legal firearms owners.
However, to achieve the most effective push-back on the schemes of the Trudeau government we need you to stand with us and add your voices to our efforts because this needs to be our effort, together.
If you and your members have not yet signed and shared the two e-Petitions sponsored by my Conservative colleagues, E-2576 and E-2574, please do so today. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR) has also launched a Charter challenge against the firearms ban and you may view the details about this legal action here.
Whether you are immediately affected by the firearms ban announced by Trudeau on May 1 or are concerned about future firearms legislation, your ongoing support and participation in pushing back on Trudeau’s efforts are needed today and in the months to come. By communicating directly to share our objections and concerns regarding the Trudeau government’s firearms policies, we can raise and amplify our voices together.
You and your members can help push back by contacting Prime Minister Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Blair, leaders of the Bloc Quebecois and New Democratic Party and Liberal Party MPs. I have attached contact information for all these Parliamentarians below.
As law-abiding firearms owners, we cannot afford to be silent as the Trudeau government exploits every lever they can to limit our rights and freedoms because such silence will only benefit their efforts.
I urge you and your members to add your voices to the growing chorus of opposition to Trudeau’s gun control schemes.
Sincerely,
Mel Arnold, Member of Parliament North Okanagan- Shuswap
Parliamentarian Email Address Phone Justin Trudeau, Prime [email protected] 80 Wellington Street, 613-992-4211 Minister of Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A3 Bill Blair, Minister of [email protected] 269 Laurier Avenue West 613-991-2924 Public Safety Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P8 Yves-François Blanchet, [email protected] Room 439-S West Block 613-992-6035 Leader, Bloc Québécois 111 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Jagmeet Singh, Leader, [email protected] Room 421-S West Block 613-995-7224 New Democratic Party 111 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Liberal Party Members *See attachment* of Parliament
Liberal Party Members of Parliament
Last Name FirstName Constituency Email Phone Name Alghabra Omar Mississauga [email protected] 613-992-1301 Centre Amos William Pontiac [email protected] 613-995-3950 Anand Anita Oakville [email protected] 613-995-4014 Anandasangaree Gary Scarborough-- [email protected] 613-992-1351 Rouge Park Arseneault René Madawaska-- [email protected] 613-995-0581 Restigouche Arya Chandra Nepean [email protected] 613-992-1325 Badawey Vance Niagara [email protected] 613-995-0988 Centre Bagnell Larry Yukon [email protected] 613-995-9368 Bains Navdeep Mississauga-- [email protected] 613-995-7784 Singh Malton Baker Yvan Etobicoke [email protected] 613-947-5000 Centre Battiste Jaime Sydney-- [email protected] 613-995-6459 Victoria Beech Terry Burnaby [email protected] 613-992-0802 North-- Seymour Bendayan Rachel Outremont [email protected] 613-995-7691 Bennett Carolyn Toronto--St. [email protected] 613-995-9666 Paul's Bessette Lyne Brome-- [email protected] 613-947-8185 Missisquoi Bibeau Marie- Compton-- [email protected] 613-995-2024 Claude Stanstead Bittle Chris St. Catharines [email protected] 613-992-3352 Blois Kody Kings--Hants [email protected] 613-995-8231 Bratina Bob Hamilton [email protected] 613-992-6535 East--Stoney Creek Brière Élisabeth Sherbrooke [email protected] Carr James Winnipeg [email protected] 613-992-9475 Gordon South Centre Casey Sean Charlottetown [email protected] 613-996-4714 Chagger Bardish Waterloo [email protected] 613-996-5928 Champagne François- Saint- Francois- 613-995-4895 Philippe Maurice-- [email protected] Champlain Chen Shaun Scarborough [email protected] 613-996-9681 North Cormier Serge Acadie-- [email protected] 613-992-2165 Bathurst Dabrusin Julie Toronto-- [email protected] 613-992-9381 Danforth Damoff Pam Oakville [email protected] 613-992-1338 North-- Burlington Dhaliwal Sukh Surrey-- [email protected] 613-992-0666 Newton Dhillon Anju Dorval-- [email protected] 613-995-2251 Lachine-- LaSalle Dong Han Don Valley [email protected] 613-995-4988 North Drouin Francis Glengarry-- [email protected] 613-992-0490 Prescott-- Russell Dubourg Emmanuel Bourassa [email protected] 613-995-6108 Duclos Jean-Yves Québec [email protected] 613-992-8865 Duguid Terry Winnipeg [email protected] 613-995-7517 South Duncan Kirsty Etobicoke [email protected] 613-995-4702 North Dzerowicz Julie Davenport [email protected] 613-992-2576 Easter Wayne Malpeque [email protected] 613-992-2406 Ehsassi Ali Willowdale [email protected] 613-992-4964 El-Khoury Fayçal Laval--Les Îles [email protected] 613-992-2659 Ellis Neil R. Bay of Quinte [email protected] 613-992-0752 Erskine-Smith Nathaniel Beaches--East [email protected] 613-992-2115 York Fergus Greg Hull--Aylmer [email protected] 613-992-7550 Fillmore Andy Halifax [email protected] 613-995-7614 Finnigan Pat Miramichi-- [email protected] 613-992-5335 Grand Lake Fisher Darren Dartmouth-- [email protected] 613-995-9378 Cole Harbour Fonseca Peter Mississauga [email protected] 613-996-0420 East-- Cooksville Fortier Mona Ottawa-- [email protected] 613-992-4766 Vanier Fragiskatos Peter London North [email protected] 613-992-0805 Centre Fraser Sean Central Nova [email protected] 613-992-6022 Freeland Chrystia University-- [email protected] 613-992-5234 Rosedale Fry Hedy Vancouver [email protected] 613-992-3213 Centre Garneau Marc Notre-Dame- [email protected] 613-996-7267 de-Grâce-- Westmount Gerretsen Mark Kingston and [email protected] 613-996-1955 the Islands Gould Karina Burlington [email protected] 613-995-0881 Guilbeault Steven Laurier-- [email protected] 613-992-6779 Sainte-Marie Hajdu Patricia Thunder Bay-- [email protected] 613-996-4792 Superior North Hardie Ken Fleetwood-- [email protected] 613-996-2205 Port Kells Holland Mark Ajax [email protected] 613-995-8042 Housefather Anthony Mount Royal [email protected] 613-995-0121 Hussen Ahmed York South-- [email protected] 613-995-0777 Weston Hutchings Gudie Long Range [email protected] 613-996-5511 Mountains Iacono Angelo Alfred-Pellan [email protected] 613-992-0611 Jaczek Helena Markham-- [email protected] 613-992-3640 Stouffville Joly Mélanie Ahuntsic- [email protected] 613-992-0983 Cartierville Jones Yvonne Labrador [email protected] 613-996-4630 Jordan Bernadette South Shore-- [email protected] 613-996-0877 St. Margarets Jowhari Majid Richmond Hill [email protected] 613-992-3802 Kelloway Mike Cape Breton-- [email protected] 613-992-6756 Canso Khalid Iqra Mississauga-- [email protected] 613-995-7321 Erin Mills Khera Kamal Brampton [email protected] 613-992-0778 West Koutrakis Annie Vimy [email protected] 613-995-7398 Kusmierczyk Irek Windsor-- [email protected] 613-947-3445 Tecumseh Lalonde Marie- Orléans [email protected] 613-995-1800 France Lambropoulos Emmanuella Saint-Laurent [email protected] 613-996-5789 Lametti David LaSalle-- [email protected] 613-943-6636 Émard-- Verdun Lamoureux Kevin Winnipeg [email protected] 613-996-6417 North Lattanzio Patricia Saint- [email protected] 613-995-9414 Léonard-- Saint-Michel Lauzon Stéphane Argenteuil--La [email protected] 613-992-0902 Petite-Nation LeBlanc Dominic Beauséjour [email protected] 613-992-1020 Lebouthillier Diane Gaspésie--Les [email protected] 613-992-6188 Îles-de-la- Madeleine Lefebvre Paul Sudbury [email protected] 613-996-8962 Levitt Michael York Centre [email protected] 613-941-6339 Lightbound Joël Louis-Hébert [email protected] 613-995-4995 Long Wayne Saint John-- [email protected] 613-947-2700 Rothesay Longfield Lloyd Guelph [email protected] 613-996-4758 Louis Tim Kitchener-- [email protected] 613-992-4633 Conestoga MacAulay Lawrence Cardigan [email protected] 613-995-9325 MacKinnon Steven Gatineau [email protected] 613-992-4351 Maloney James Etobicoke-- [email protected] 613-995-9364 Lakeshore Martinez Ferrada Soraya Hochelaga [email protected] 613-947-4576 May Bryan Cambridge [email protected] 613-996-1307 McCrimmon Karen Kanata-- [email protected] 613-992-1119 Carleton McDonald Ken Avalon [email protected] 613-992-4133 McGuinty David Ottawa South [email protected] 613-992-3269 McKay John Scarborough-- [email protected] 613-992-1447 Guildwood McKenna Catherine Ottawa [email protected] 613-996-5322 Centre McKinnon Ron Coquitlam-- [email protected] 613-992-9650 Port Coquitlam McLeod Michael Northwest [email protected] 613-992-4587 Territories Mendès Alexandra Brossard-- [email protected] 613-995-9301 Saint-Lambert Mendicino Marco Eglinton-- [email protected] 613-992-6361 Lawrence Miller Marc Ville-Marie-- [email protected] 613-995-6403 Le Sud-Ouest- -Île-des- Soeurs Monsef Maryam Peterborough- [email protected] 613-995-6411 -Kawartha Morneau Bill Toronto [email protected] 613-992-1377 Centre Morrissey Robert Egmont [email protected] 613-992-9223 Murray Joyce Vancouver [email protected] 613-992-2430 Quadra Ng Mary Markham-- [email protected] 613-996-3374 Thornhill O'Connell Jennifer Pickering-- [email protected] 613-995-8082 Uxbridge Oliphant Robert Don Valley [email protected] 613-992-2855 West O'Regan Seamus St. John's [email protected] 613-992-0927 South--Mount Pearl Petitpas Taylor Ginette Moncton-- [email protected] 613-992-8072 Riverview-- Dieppe Powlowski Marcus Thunder Bay-- [email protected] Rainy River Qualtrough Carla Delta [email protected] 613-992-2957 Ratansi Yasmin Don Valley [email protected] 613-992-0919 East Regan Geoff Halifax West [email protected] 613-996-3085 Robillard Yves Marc-Aurèle- [email protected] 613-992-1120 Fortin Rodriguez Pablo Honoré- [email protected] 613-995-0580 Mercier Rogers Churence Bonavista-- [email 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Nickel Belt [email protected] 613-995-9107 Sgro Judy Humber River- [email protected] 613-992-7774 -Black Creek Shanahan Brenda Châteauguay-- [email protected] 613-996-7265 Lacolle Sheehan Terry Sault Ste. [email protected] 613-992-9723 Marie Sidhu Maninder Brampton [email protected] 613-992-0769 East Sidhu Sonia Brampton [email protected] 613-995-5381 South Sikand Gagan Mississauga-- [email protected] 613-943-1762 Streetsville Simms Scott Coast of Bays- [email protected] 613-996-3935 -Central-- Notre Dame Sorbara Francesco Vaughan-- [email protected] 613-996-4971 Woodbridge Spengemann Sven Mississauga-- [email protected] 613-992-4848 Lakeshore Tabbara Marwan Kitchener [email protected] 613-992-1063 South-- Hespeler Tassi Filomena Hamilton [email protected] 613-992-1034 West-- Ancaster-- Dundas Turnbull Ryan Whitby [email protected] 613-992-6344 Van Bynen Tony Newmarket-- [email protected] Aurora van Koeverden Adam Milton [email protected] Vandal Daniel Saint [email protected] 613-995-0579 Boniface-- Saint Vital Vandenbeld Anita Ottawa West- [email protected] 613-996-0984 -Nepean Vaughan Adam Spadina--Fort [email protected] 613-992-2352 York Virani Arif Parkdale-- [email protected] 613-992-2936 High Park Weiler Patrick West [email protected] Vancouver-- Sunshine Coast--Sea to Sky Country Wilkinson Jonathan North [email protected] 613-995-1225 Vancouver Yip Jean Scarborough-- [email protected] 613-992-4501 Agincourt Young Kate London West [email protected] 613-996-6674 Zahid Salma Scarborough [email protected] 613-992-6823 Centre Zann Lenore Cumberland-- [email protected] Colchester Zuberi Sameer Pierrefonds-- [email protected] 613-992-2689 Dollard