Justice Minister Rob Nicholson: Gun Crimes

Federal Government Dept: In an interview airing Saturday on Radio's The House , Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said Bill C-10, the federal government's omnibus crime bill, has just been passed into law and that many of its provisions are "just now coming on stream.", according to CBC. "We have increased the mandatory penalties for people who commit gun crimes, we have cracked down on the importation of guns into this country." Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's push to ban anyone who has been convicted of gun crimes from living in Toronto, along with his appeal for tougher sentencing, has prompted two federal ministers to remind the Toronto mayor of the government's tough-on-crime agenda. Nicholson told guest host Susan Lunn that the federal government's crime legislation already includes tougher sentences for gun crimes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.