Ontario Premier to U.S. Ambassador: It's your fault

Toronto Free Press ^ | August, 12, 2005 | Arthur Weinreb

[MikeEdwards]

In recent weeks, gun violence in Toronto has become so prevalent that even the lefties who think that all of society’s problems can be solved with group hugs, can’t avoid the issue. When a recent spate of gun violence happened, that included the shooting of a 4-year-old boy outside of his home, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty swung into action. The premier, who has been lately speaking about "American guns on Canadian streets" said that he would discuss the matter of guns with the new American ambassador, David Wilkins

[Brilliant]

Control your borders.

[Archon of the East]

Keep your liberalism off our streets and we will keep our guns here.

[goldstategop]

Someone needs to tell Dalton McGuinty that Liberal gun control policies haven't helped slash Canada's crime rate... which hardly makes it America's fault. DUH.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[atomicpossum]

Yes, evil guns are creeping over the border and shooting Canadians.

[cripplecreek]

Control your borders and no vicious American guns will be forcing Canadians to become violent.

[bubman]

He's a moron. Pure and simple. Blaming America is a sport up here so do not pay too much attention.

[Red Badger]

The cesspool of human debris that was once known a Canada is now beginning to fester and boil. Soon, it will be just like DC, NYC, Chicago and L.A. All places of absolute gun control.......the more you remove guns from society the more likely they are to be used............

[Dane]

Blame America, blame Bush, yada, yada, yada.

Oh BTW Mr. Ontario Premier, meet the local government of Washington DC.

DC has some of the strictest gun control laws in the US and the highest crime rate, and the liberal elite blames neighboring Virginia, with less strict gun laws and a much lower crime rate.

[dennisw]

Looks like a serious control freak to me.

This is the mother superior of Ontario's nanny state, Dalton McGuinty

[hawkaw]

As an Ontarian, I agree with you. Blaming the USA is crazy. Quite frankly law enforcment in Canada should be working closely with the ATF, FBI et.al. to deal with this and other issues such as the WOT and not just holding meetings about it.

This Jane/Finch area of Toronto has been a problem for years in Toronto. Keep in mind, Toronto is a fairly safe city and I would recommend a visit.

All we have to do is strickly enforce all of the laws and properly control the borders with the existing gun laws .... and ... may I dare say ... remove that stupid gun registry for the honest farmers and hunters in our great country and spend that money on extra law enforcement and programs to help youth in troubled areas.

[kittymyrib]

Wonder if the Premier has a gun. All our anti-gun libs have guns and/or armed guards in their gated homes.

[goldstategop]

The author of the article noted sarcastically that if the US ever became like Canada, the Canadian Left would beg Al-Qaeda to bomb the country into oblivion. Being anti-American is all that keeps their identity separate. If the two countries pursued the same liberal policies, there would be no more need for Canada.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[twas]

Toronto is proudly displayed as the showcase of the "new" multicultural Canada.

THEY created the problem with their liberal immigration laws and fast track refugee claims.

[dennisw]

To complete the loop you Ontarians need a woman boss like New Zealand has. Then you can get 100% of the joys of cradle to grave nanny state socialism.

[goldstategop]

I've been to Toronto quite a few times. Its a lovely and well kept city. But its mayor and Ontario's Premier would be well advised to crack down on crime at home. Not guns - but crime. The root cause of crime are criminals. Something that be obvious to Ontarians - especially those of the Liberal Party persuasion.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Vasilli22]

I blame it on the hockey lockout. Without that avenue of escape, those hosers have a ton of pent-up aggression. Good news though, with the resumption of hockey this fall, the Molson's will flow, the incidents of armed aggression will fall, and our mealy-mouthed neighbors to the north can return to their socialist, pacifist ways.

[tamalejoe]

In the US at least, most apparent gun problems are actually drug problems. A rational set of drug laws would eliminate 90% of them. Legalize anything demonstrably no more harmful than booze on the same basis as booze, ban the Jeckyl/Hyde formulas like PCP, and make perscription drugs out of everything else. That would eliminate 75% of all urban crime in a single stroke.

[Red Badger]

It's all that FRENCH influence left up there. They should let Quebec secede and then maybe the rest of Canada can get back to being normal North Americans.....

[goldstategop]

And here I was thinking Canada's $1 billion gun registry boondoggle would have ushered in a gun free and a crime free nirvana by now. Silly me.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)