Could this be the issue that brings down Harper

[eznutz]

Retroactive change of law prompts OPP to drop probe of RCMP gun data destruction

The Ontario Provincial Police have dropped an investigation into the RCMP's destruction of gun registry data, saying the alleged offences no longer exist under a back-dated, retroactive Conservative law passed last spring.

Documents filed in court by the federal information commissioner's office include a letter from the OPP that lays out four potential offences by the RCMP when the national police force destroyed long gun registry records in 2012.

The OPP letter, dated Sept. 22, details at length how Conservative changes buried in a highly controversial omnibus budget bill last spring close off every avenue for investigation of the alleged RCMP offences.

"After giving the provisions described above detailed consideration, I am of the view that the retrospective aspect of the Bill C-59 amendments completely remove any criminal liability in relation to deletion of long-gun registry data by the RCMP," writes OPP Det. Supt. Dave Truax.

The bill was passed just prior to the House of Commons rising for the summer.

Parliament was subsequently dissolved in early August when Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered the current election campaign.


http://www.cfra.com/NationalCP/Article.aspx?id=481206

 

[oldjones]

Retroactive change of law prompts OPP to drop probe of RCMP gun data destruction

The Ontario Provincial Police have dropped an investigation into the RCMP's destruction of gun registry data, saying the alleged offences no longer exist under a back-dated, retroactive Conservative law passed last spring.

Documents filed in court by the federal information commissioner's office include a letter from the OPP that lays out four potential offences by the RCMP when the national police force destroyed long gun registry records in 2012.

The OPP letter, dated Sept. 22, details at length how Conservative changes buried in a highly controversial omnibus budget bill last spring close off every avenue for investigation of the alleged RCMP offences.

"After giving the provisions described above detailed consideration, I am of the view that the retrospective aspect of the Bill C-59 amendments completely remove any criminal liability in relation to deletion of long-gun registry data by the RCMP," writes OPP Det. Supt. Dave Truax.

The bill was passed just prior to the House of Commons rising for the summer.

Parliament was subsequently dissolved in early August when Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered the current election campaign.


http://www.cfra.com/NationalCP/Article.aspx?id=481206

Unlike the USA, our Constitution does not prohibit retroactive and ex post facto laws. So there was — and is — nothing to stop Harper's givernment nor any other from legaiizing something that was an offence at the time, as they so quietly did. No is there anything to stop them making something that was legal at the time into something punishable in the present. Keep an eye on the various so-called anti-terrorism actions of our ever-expanding 'security' machinery. The bits that now and then catch the light of day.

Anyway, they'd been ignoring enforcement of the registry laws since they took office. Apparently when the government does that it's not an offence. So it's highly unlikely this further manipulation of the law for their advantage will bring them down. If anything it'll grow their support among those who value shooting guns more than obeying laws about guns.