The Government of Canada and Quebec argue over long-gun injunction

Hearings on whether the province can extend its injunction on the long-gun registry continue in Quebec Superior Court today.

According to CTV lawyers for the federal government attempted to squash Quebec’s injunction on the long-gun registry in court yesterday.  The injunction which expires today requires Quebecers to continue to register their long-guns and prevents the feds from destroying its portion of the data.

While Harper’s government says its has no problem with Quebec starting its own registry it does oppose sharing the data.  Bill C-19 which scrapped the long-gun registry was passed in parliament earlier this year.

The province of Quebec wants to extend the injunction until the constitutionality of the data issue is  argued in court this June.