Globe and Mail: Tories delayed release of positive gun-registry report until after key vote

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A positive report on Canada's long-gun registry was kept secret from members of Parliament until after a crucial vote in the House of Commons, newly disclosed documents show.

The report, which said police were using the controversial registry more than ever, was required by law to be tabled in Parliament by last Oct. 22, says an internal memo. That was well before a private-member's bill to scrap the registry went to a dramatic vote in the House of Commons on Nov. 4.

Bill C-391 carried with the support of 12 New Democrats and eight Liberals.

The public safety minister at the time, Peter Van Loan, tabled the report two days after the vote, disparaging the findings and saying it contributed nothing new to the debate.

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