Democracy undermined by handgun decision

On Aug. 6, we read “Ottawa aims to speed up ban on handgun imports.”

Translation: We’re on vacation until fall, but we’ve found a semi-legal way to outlaw such imports through import tariffs without having to deal with those bothersome debates in the Commons and the Senate.

But there is a price to pay for treating our democracy in such a cavalier fashion. On Aug. 7 we read: “Firearm used to kill three people in the Montreal area this past week was acquired illegally.” Translation: No duty paid.

Do these folks really expect murderers to declare their weapons before they commit their crime?

Kirk Cavanagh North Saanich