What Are You Thinking Stephen.....

.....actually giving taxpayers back money! This should buy us some votes.

Government gives gun owners $56M break TheStar.com - Canada - Government gives gun owners $56M break

Tories passing up cash that critics say could pay for registry

April 21, 2008

Jim Brown
The Canadian Press

OTTAWA–The federal Conservatives, who once denounced Liberal cost overruns at the national gun registry, have been passing up more potential revenue from gun owners than they've spent to run the registry since they took power.

Statistics provided to The Canadian Press by the RCMP list actual and projected operating costs for gun registration programs at $35.9 million over three fiscal years starting in 2006.

During the same period, under policies instituted by Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day, the government has refunded or is waiving an estimated $56.5 million in licensing fees from gun owners.

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