PJ The Belt - March 13, 2026


Canada’s Gun Grab Just OFFICIALLY COLLAPSED


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8 minutes

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1,335

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70

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00:00:00.000 Good evening. Saskatchewan gun owners can soon apply for a certificate of exemption to continue
00:00:05.240 storing and possessing lawfully owned firearms that were recently banned by Ottawa.
00:00:09.840 So no one is going to show up on your doorstep and say we need to gather up your firearms.
00:00:15.580 The government of Saskatchewan is further expanding its firearm legislation pushing
00:00:20.440 back on the federal buyback program. Those firearms are going nowhere until the province
00:00:24.900 assesses the actual value of them not the depreciated value after they were deemed to be
00:00:30.240 illegal. Premier Mo along with the provincial government have long been in opposition of the
00:00:34.840 buyback and policy changes which add more than 2,500 weapons to Canada's prohibited list. We will
00:00:40.600 oppose any policy that undermines law-abiding firearm owners and does not combat the criminal
00:00:45.180 use of firearms. We will require compliance so at some point provinces and territories need to
00:00:50.500 instruct all provincial entities including our municipalities and law enforcement agencies
00:00:56.180 to refuse to enforce or prosecute under the federal gun seizure program
00:01:03.220 after years of new restrictions and federal confiscation schemes many westerners feel
00:01:08.820 that ottawa's approach to gun control simply doesn't reflect their values or even reality
00:01:14.780 For people who live far away from big cities, firearms are tools for work, safety, and sport.
00:01:21.040 And losing access to them feels like losing a piece of freedom.
00:01:24.260 And with Alberta's 2026 independence referendum fast approaching, that sense of self-reliance is intensifying.
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00:01:38.400 Thank you, and back to the video.
00:01:40.120 So you say that the Alberta government will not be enforcing what you call the federal gun grab.
00:01:45.800 What does that mean exactly?
00:01:47.800 Well, it means that since the federal government first introduced this confiscation scheme,
00:01:53.220 we've been absolutely and unequivocally clear.
00:01:56.460 We will oppose any policy that undermines law-abiding firearms owners,
00:02:00.820 including ineffective and extremely expensive buyback programs
00:02:05.420 that don't actually speak to the root cause of the problem.
00:02:09.640 What should they expect, though, firearms owners in your province when that amnesty period is over?
00:02:14.360 Do you think that police in Alberta will be looking for folks that have these now prohibited firearms and charging them with federal crimes?
00:02:23.020 Because that is what the law states. Is that something that people in your province should be prepared for?
00:02:28.740 Well, look, we've said that we will not cooperate with the confiscation scheme.
00:02:33.140 We will not participate in any federal programs that create criminals out of law-abiding Albertans.
00:02:39.000 And so in response to that, we've prevented our municipalities in Alberta from crafting piecemeal arbitrary firearms legislation.
00:02:47.960 We've notified our policing agencies that enforcement of this gun grab is not a priority for our police detachments,
00:02:54.400 that they need to be focusing on criminals and illegal activity.
00:02:58.400 We've also provided guidelines to our Crown prosecutors that prosecuting these charges stemming from this scheme is of low priority,
00:03:05.420 And we've developed regulations making it absolutely clear that anyone looking to act as a confiscation agent for the federal government must obtain a provincial license or be in breach of provincial laws.
00:03:19.600 The bottom line is this.
00:03:21.120 We stand by our law-abiding gun owners and we'll do everything that we can to make sure that honest Albertans are not made into criminals by illogical and politically motivated policies.
00:03:32.300 Alberta and Saskatchewan seem to be arming up, and the rest of Canada is finally starting to notice.
00:03:38.460 Across the prairies, gun sales are climbing very quickly, and applications for gun licenses are higher than they've been for a very long time.
00:03:47.560 The RCMP's most recent report shows over 360,000 licensed gun owners in Alberta alone, and nearly 120,000 in Saskatchewan,
00:03:56.300 giving both of these provinces some of the highest per capita ownership rates in the entire country.
00:04:02.300 No one is going to take the guns away in Saskatchewan, and I think largely you're going to see that across Canada.
00:04:07.540 However, if there's still a federal law on the books, if they decide to continue down this path,
00:04:12.520 which we encourage them to have another look at, and I think 9 out of 10 provinces would have the same encouragement.
00:04:18.360 They're going to say that your firearm's illegal, they're not coming to get it, but it's now worthless.
00:04:23.440 So what we've said is they have to provide fair market value,
00:04:27.520 And until they do, you can continue to store your own firearm if you are storing it in an appropriate way, in a safe and secure way.
00:04:36.720 And by doing that, you're doing that for the benefit of the province so that we don't have to do it on your behalf.
00:04:41.880 And that's where the exemption under Section 117 of the Criminal Code comes in.
00:04:45.760 You're exempt from prosecution if the federal government has declared your firearm illegal,
00:04:50.480 if you are doing us the benefit of continuing to store that firearm securely.
00:04:55.640 Provincial governments of these provinces remain defiant against gun confiscations.
00:05:01.260 They're refusing to go after law-abiding gun owners.
00:05:04.120 Out West, self-reliance isn't rebellion. It's tradition.
00:05:08.840 When Albertans and the people of Saskatchewan line up to legally purchase firearms,
00:05:13.160 it's not about aggression, but about self-preservation in a country that seems to be getting worse by the hour.
00:05:20.040 It's about trusting themselves more than far-off institutions.
00:05:24.080 And at every step, we have opposed this most recent buyback or gun confiscation program that they have introduced.
00:05:33.360 As I say, it only targets law-abiding gun owners.
00:05:36.140 But we're not the only ones.
00:05:37.780 Each and every province, save for one, is not supportive of this gun confiscation.
00:05:44.420 Every police force that has come forward is not supportive of this gun confiscation.
00:05:51.420 Many, if not all, have virtually stated that they will not participate or enforce this federal program.
00:05:57.840 So to protect the gun owners in Saskatchewan, we have done a number of things,
00:06:01.100 and I want to run through them, and then I'll play this video, and I'll interpret the lawyer talk for you.
00:06:05.780 But we established in 2021 the Saskatchewan Firearms Office.
00:06:10.220 Robert Freeberg is our firearms commissioner.
00:06:12.840 They'd have provincial oversight over gun issues in the province, gun ownership in the province.
00:06:17.120 Previously, we had passed legislation restricting who would be able to come and confiscate those firearms from you.
00:06:24.480 Essentially, what we said is if you're going to come and confiscate firearms from a Saskatchewan resident,
00:06:29.560 you're going to need a provincial license.
00:06:31.880 That provincial licensing department currently is an unfunded department of government
00:06:35.500 and won't be funded as long as I'm there.
00:06:41.800 But the federal government says motion or not when it comes to federal law,
00:06:45.720 all gun owners will need to comply.
00:06:48.560 We will require compliance, so at some point provinces and territories need to come up.
00:06:53.240 Setting the stage for another Alberta-Ottawa showdown
00:06:56.220 with a fight that no promised pipeline can pacify.
00:07:00.020 So here's the big picture.
00:07:01.600 Alberta isn't just pushing back.
00:07:03.480 They're exposing how backwards Ottawa's entire gun grab really is.
00:07:07.980 Instead of cracking down on smuggled guns and violent repeat offenders,
00:07:11.560 the federal government is spending more money on confiscating legal firearms
00:07:16.300 than on NATO or border security combined, with nothing to show for it.
00:07:21.800 They've barely collected any guns because the citizens know better
00:07:25.940 than to surrender their legally obtained property to a tyrannical government.
00:07:30.480 Rural leaders and the province continue to advocate for the buyback to be suspended entirely.
00:07:35.660 Our producers aren't the ones that are committing the crimes,
00:07:38.440 and they're not the ones that have possession of the military-style rifles.
00:07:43.820 The act should be repealed.
00:07:45.600 No one is going to take the guns away in Saskatchewan.
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