𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐯/𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥

An excerpt from our next issue of our Canadian Firearms Journal, exclusively available through membership with Canada’s National Firearms Association.

In ‘POLITICS AND GUNS – Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee’, published in the November/December 2026 issue, our political commentator Bruce Gold discusses whether the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee was really asked to find answers—or simply to justify a predetermined conclusion?

This article takes a critical look at the Committee’s mandate, methodology, and 2025 report, examining how the questions it was asked to answer may have shaped the answers it ultimately produced. From the definition of “assault-style” firearms and the treatment of legal gun owners, to the committee’s handling of criminal misuse, high-profile shootings, and the distinction between legal and illegal firearms, the article asks a fundamental question:

If the conclusion is built into the question, how independent can the resulting advice really be?

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