The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is slamming the federal gun buyback program after only 25 guns were collected during its September pilot project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The program had intended to collect and destroy 200 firearms from licensed gun owners who voluntarily gave them up during the six weeks it played out in September.
The federal government agreed to give at least $149,760 to CBRM to carry it out.
The Department of Public Safety released the figures in a statement on Wednesday admitting to a number of lessons learned including making the registration process clearer and the time between the announcement and deadline to register.
Now, in a media release, the taxpayer’s federation says they are calling on Ottawa to scrap the program altogether.
“Law enforcement experts told the government the gun confiscation won’t work and now the failed pilot project has proven the point,” says Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director.
The federation also says the program was met with criticism from police and other experts who claim it won’t make Canadians safer.
In addition, the federation says Ottawa has committed $742 million in Budget 2025 to carry out the plan but have not been open about the cost to taxpayers.
“The results of this pilot project show exactly why police officers, academics, licensed gun owners and everyday taxpayers knew that the gun ban was going to be a failure from the start,” says Haubrich.
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