"[...] Does any body kown the statis of the registry now."Bill C-19 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (Short Title - Ending the Long-gun Registry Act) received Second Reading on 2011-11-01 and was referred for study to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
It is interesting that two Northern Ontario NDP members broke party ranks and voted for the Bill.
The bill is passing through the normal stages in a very expeditious manner.
Committee deliberations in the parliamentary system are less dramatic than what we are used to seeing on TV in the US congressional system. Proceedings tend to be business-like and low key with all sides looking for flaws and possible improvements.
The real drama takes place in the full House rather than ib committee. In the House, debate can take on the quality of an argument in a pub. Not so, usually, in committee.
OTOH, there could be more drama than usual in consideration of this Bill because, from the viewpoint of the opposition parties, the government is slaughtering a Sacred Cow.
So do have any idea of a time line as to when it might be done away with.