What is Bill C-68?
(With permission from the ctg.faq, see further reading for location) Bill C-68 (now “Chapter 39 of the 1995 Statutes of Canada” or “S.C. 1995, c. 39”) was the latest legislative installment in Canada’s “gun control” saga. Bill C-68 was tabled in the Commons on 14 Feb 1995, received third reading and was passed by the Commons on 13 Jun 1995, was passed by the Senate on 22 Nov 1995, and received Royal Assent on 6 Dec 1995. Much of Bill C-68 (now “Chapter 39 of the Annual Statutes of Canada, 1995” or “S.C. 1995, c. 39”) came into force on 01 December 1998, after being postponed five times.