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| CAPB WITNESSES AT THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY Date: 2010-05-05 12:22:35 |
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Wednesday May 5, 2010 Yesterday, CAPB board members, Dr. Alok Mukherjee, Secretary-Treasurer and Carol Allison-Burra, Director, appeared as witnesses at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to discuss the importantissue Bill C-391, the Private Members Bill that would eliminate the registration of all firearms that are not restricted or prohibited. Witnesses were given 10 minutes to deliver their statement followed by questions from members of the Committee. The other witnesses who appeared were RCMP, Senior Deputy Commissioner, Bill Sweeney, Chief Superintendent Marty Cheliak, Director of the Canadian Firearms Program, Rick Hanson,Chief of Calgary Police Service and from the YWCA Canada, Paullette Senior, Chief Executive Officer and Ann Decter, Director, Advocacy and Public Policy. For text of the opening remarks made by Carol Allison-Burra on behalf of CAPB as well as the brief presented to Committee, please click here or visit www.capb.ca. | |