Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a private conversation he didn’t think municipal police forces would have the resources to enforce the Liberal government’s gun buyback program, according to a leaked audio recording. He also said that the Liberal government is maintaining the program because of Quebec votes.
The minister had the private conversation on Sept. 21 with an individual he later said he had known for “many years.” The individual recorded the conversation without Anandasangaree’s knowledge and leaked the recording to a “gun lobbyist,” Anandasangaree said during question period in the House of Commons on Sept. 22.
