Having been <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;caught on tape&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/minister-doubts-police-will-be-able-to-enforce-gun-buy-back&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/minister-doubts-police-will-be-able-to-enforce-gun-buy-back" target="_blank">caught on tape</a> dead to rights slagging off his own long-gun buyback program, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said just about the only thing he could say on Tuesday afternoon in <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;unveiling the next phase&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/minister-defends-position-on-gun-buy-back-program-as-liberals-announce-pilot-for-gun-owners&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/minister-defends-position-on-gun-buy-back-program-as-liberals-announce-pilot-for-gun-owners" target="_blank">unveiling the next phase</a> of said buyback: He had only been joking.

The public safety minister thinks it's a mess. For once, at least, he's right.{ai:summary}Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree was caught on tape slamming his own long-gun buyback program. On Tuesday, while unveiling the next phase, he said he had only been joking. #politics

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