Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew speaks to media prior to the first ministers meeting in Saskatoon on June 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Liam Richards
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his province will not administer Ottawa’s gun buyback program and described the planned federal initiative as inefficient while speaking to reporters last week.
Kinew’s Jan. 16 comments position Manitoba among several other provinces that are pushing back against the program designed to compensate gun owners who willingly surrender recently banned firearms.
