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The Conservative government in Canada is about to abolish a long-gun registry that many, including police chiefs and myself, believe to be effective in controlling gun violence. In response to an appeal from the Coalition for Gun Control (full disclosure: I am a member), I sent an email to the Minister of Health. It is reproduced below.<\/p>\n

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Sadly, the Minister of Health’s response was predictable:<\/p>\n

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Bottom line<\/span>: There is still a long way to go to convince politicians that injuries are, in the end, health matters. To paraphrase what I wrote a long while ago, when many parties share responsibility for a problem, no one is ultimately responsible. \u00a0I am convinced that Health must take the lead and have the power to force other branches of government to do whatever is needed to reduce the health consequences of injuries.<\/p>\n

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The Conservative government in Canada is about to abolish a long-gun registry that many, including police chiefs and myself, believe to be effective in controlling gun violence. In response to an appeal from the Coalition for Gun Control (full disclosure: I am a member), I sent an email to the Minister of Health. It is […]<\/p>\n

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