Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sept. 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the Liberal government is launching a review of Ottawa’s firearms classification regime, including consultations with indigenous communities on the SKS rifle, ahead of the federal gun buyback program’s launch across Canada.
Gun control groups have lobbied for Ottawa to include the SKS semi-automatic rifle on its list of banned firearms. The SKS is commonly used in indigenous communities to hunt food.
