“This is about unenforceable registration of weapons that violates the rights of people to own firearms.” PeopleRightsWeaponsFirearmsRegistration Author:Ralph Klein
“We're not interested in confiscating their guns, as long as they are legitimate gun owners, as long as they store them appropriately, transport them appropriately and so on...” LongGunStoresOwnersNot InterestedTransportFirearmsGun Owners Author:Anne McLellan
“This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage the use of personal defence weapons. Once public possession of one type of weapon is condoned for personal defence, the situation of weapon possession for protection starts to spiral upwards towards more powerful and dangerous weapons.” BelieveLongDoeHas BeensFactsUseGovernmentPowerfulSituationPracticeDangerousTypeWeaponsStandingSafetyPossessionProtectionDefenceDiscouragingFirearmsSpiralsPublic SafetyCanadian Government Author:Anne McLellan
“I don't believe a handgun should be in the hands of anybody” ShouldBelieveHandsDon't BelieveFirearmsHandguns Author:Giuliano Zaccardelli
“I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms.” ThinkingNeedsNot HappyFirearmsCivil Society Author:David Collenette
“I believe in a civil society we should do as much as possible not to have firearms in any guise, but obviously they are a necessary function of policing.” ShouldBelieveI BelieveFunctionI Believe InFirearmsCivil SocietyGuise Author:David Collenette
“The issue here is not gun control. And it's not even astronomical cost overruns, although those are serious. What's really inexcusable is that Parliament was in the dark.” DarkIssuesSeriousCostGunGun ControlParliamentFirearms Author:Sheila Fraser
“I question why the department continued to watch the costs escalate without informing Parliament and without considering alternatives.” WatchesCostAlternativesDepartmentConsideringParliamentFirearmsInforming Author:Sheila Fraser
“One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay men and women [...] to cooperate generously in the 'missio ad gentes.' As Vatican Council II stressed, the work of evangelization is a fundamental duty incumbent upon the whole People of God.” PeopleMenHas BeensWholeDesireChurchConsciousnessGrowingDutyMen And WomenFundamentalsLaysDecadesAdsMissionaryCouncilRenewalStressedIndicationIncumbents Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“While conscious of the challenges you face, I encourage you to follow faithfully in the footsteps of your founders, and to stir into flame the charisms and apostolic zeal which you have inherited from them, confident that Christ will continue to work with you and to confirm your preaching with signs of his presence and power.” FacesChristChallengesConsciousFlamesPreachingFoundersZealFootstepsApostolic Author:Pope Benedict XVI