PM Justin Trudeau Outlines New Gun Control Bill – May 30, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters in Ottawa following his government’s tabling of new legislation on gun control. He is joined by federal ministers Marco Mendicino (public safety), David Lametti (justice), Marci Ien (women and gender equality and youth), and Bill Blair (emergency preparedness), as well as several victims of gun violence. Among the measures proposed in Bill C-21 is implementing a national freeze on handguns, taking away the firearms licenses of those involved in acts of domestic violence or criminal harassment, and fighting gun smuggling and trafficking by increasing criminal penalties. The prime minister is also asked about the final report from former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour on sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. (no interpretation)