FIREARMS FACTS UPDATE

FIREARMS CENTRE SEEMS UNCONCERNED

ABOUT GUN REGISTRATION BEING SUSPENDED

FOR OVER TWO YEARS FOR NUNAVUT INUIT

NOVEMBER 10, 2004 – BREITRKEUZ’S ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

Please provide copies of documents, reports and correspondence showing the current problems and status of implementation of the licencing and registration provisions of the Firearms Act in the Territory of Nunavut including copies of: (1)  Documents on the effects of the court injunction that suspended firearms registration on December 10, 2002; (2) Agenda, lists of participants and minutes of “without prejudice discussions/ negotiations” that have taken place since December 10, 2002; (3) Agenda, lists of participants and minutes of any other meetings held between the CFC officials and territorial and local government officials and aboriginal organizations; (4) Statistical reports on compliance rates; and (5) Contracts, funding agreements, memoranda of understanding between the CFC and any person or organization.

DECEMBER 13, 2004 – CANADA FIREARMS CENTRE RESPONSE – File: A-2004-0046

(4) We have no statistical reports on compliance rates in the Territory of Nunavut , however the numbers below may be of some assistance.

As of November 20, 2004 (since Dec. 1, 2004)

FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NUNAVUT

Number of licences issued                               - 5,810

Number of licences in progress                       -    145

Distinct number of firearms registered           - 6,666

*Registration applications in progress           -    183

* Registration applications can contain multiple firearms

For the Period of December 10, 2002 to November 15, 2004

FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NUNAVUT

Number of licences issued                               -    472

Distinct number of firearms registered           - 1,422

E-MAIL FROM DAVID MIGADEL TO VIRGINIA KUASH DATED NOVEMBER 23, 2004

Virginia ,

In response to the query related to this request, please be advised of the brief meeting I had in March 2004.

On March 3, 2004, Hall Major, District Manager for Prairies and Nunavut and I met briefly with Richard Paton, Chief Operations Officer and Steve Armstrong, Legal Counsel, Nunavut Tunngavik (NTI).  Hall and I were in Iqaluit meeting with others in the community and arranged for a brief 30 minute meting to introduce ourselves and to make an offer of assistance, if required.  There was no agenda for the meeting and neither Hall or I made any notes.

David Migadel

Regional Director, Northwest Region & Chief Firearms Officer, Nunavut

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BREITKREUZ NOTE:  No response was received to Item (5) in our original ATI request.