Reply #65: You take your mouse [View All]

[iverglas]

and you move your cursor to the place on your screen where it says "17", and you click on the post next to it, and you read the results of several public opinion polls done in Ontario, a couple of them by one of the top couple biggest polling companies here.

And then you stop pretending that you haven't read that already anyhow, and think of something to say in response to the fact that there are consistently very high levels of support for banning handguns in Canada.

It's not surprising. Public opinion polls consistently show very high levels of support for non-interference in women's reproductive rights, pulling out of Afghanistan, and assorted other progressive causes.

You probably don't know that fewer than 2 out of 5 Canadians who voted in the last election actually voted for the party that is now Canada's Old New Government. Am I right? You wanna know what real Canadians really think, don't be looking at the government that 3/5 (36.3%) of 3/5 (65%) of the eligible population voted for. (That makes less than 1/4 of eligible voters, if you're counting.)
http://www.ctv.ca/mini/election2006/national_results/

The provincial Liberal government where I am may not be my first choice (it isn't), but it represents me and Canadians in this regard a whole lot better than Harper and his horde.

Provincial Liberal glurge:

http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2008/20080303-guns-bg.asp

McGuinty Government’s Comprehensive Gun Violence Strategy

March 3, 2008

... Calling on Federal Government — Ontario led the charge for tougher gun laws, including increased mandatory minimums and reverse onus bail for gun crimes. Now that the federal parliament has responded with the passage of Bill C-2, Ontario is calling on the federal government to get more involved in fighting gun crime through:

Tougher laws including a handgun ban

* Full federal funding of the 2,500 additional police officers promised nationwide
* Increased anti-gun smuggling security at the Canada-US border.

Can't find a primary source at the moment, but the Star didn't likely get it wrong:

http://www.thestar.com/article/243151

Aug 04, 2007 04:30 AM

"Quebec and Ontario, the two largest provinces in the country want a handgun ban. That's a pretty good place to start," (Ontario Attorney General Michael) Bryant said.

You may not like the answers, but you asked.