From: CILA / ICAL National Office, [EMAIL PROTECTED] CILA / ICAL Defending Canada's Heritage ---------------------------------------------- February 8, 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada�s Firearms Community Suspends Talks Canada�s recreational firearms community, dealers and distributors suspended talks with the Canadian Firearms Centre today. The organizations involved in this action were: The British Columbia Wildlife Federation The Canadian Shooting Sports Association The Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association The Shooting Federation of Canada The Canadian Institute for Legislative Action In a letter addressed to Maryantonet Flumian, the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action, speaking on behalf of the collective groups, outlined the many reasons for the suspension of the meeting process initiated last April. * The secret formation of the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the hiring of Robert Frolic, formerly the Director of the Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit to lead the NWEST team. * The employment of Chantale Breton, former Executive Director of the Coalition for Gun Control as an Information Officer for the Canadian Firearms Centre. * The lack of action on the part of the Canadian government to prevent the confiscation of 115,000 guns coming on June 30, 2001. * The lack of concern for ordinary individuals who may have found themselves inadvertently criminals under the new licensing legislation. * Broken promises regarding the de-registration of airguns registered during last year�s misguided RCMP initiative. Speaking on behalf of the groups, CILA Executive Director Tony Bernardo said, �How can we continue talks in this atmosphere of bad faith and mistrust. The Canadian Firearms Centre continues to deceive the people of Canada�. �The hiring of well known anti gun individuals to represent the CFC reaches an all time low in "client service" relationships. So much for the civil service and government impartiality�, he added. Copies of the letter are available upon request. -30- Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
