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"Canadians deserve more than "thoughts and prayers.""

— Justin Trudeau

January 1, 1970

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Statement announcing the immediate ban of more than 1,500 models and variants of military-grade assault-style firearms in the wake of the 2020 attacks in Nova Scotia, the deadliest mass shooting spree in Canadian history (1 May 2020); the phrase "thoughts and prayers" has received criticism as an empty or disingenuous gesture of condolences in the aftermath of such preventable incidents as mass shootings (particularly in the United States), in lieu of concrete actions or proposals to reduce or e

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Statement announcing the immediate ban of more than 1,500 models and variants of military-grade assault-style firearms in the wake of the 2020 attacks in Nova Scotia, the deadliest mass shooting spree in Canadian history (1 May 2020); the phrase "thoughts and prayers" has received criticism as an empty or disingenuous gesture of condolences in the aftermath of such preventable incidents as mass shootings (particularly in the United States), in lieu of concrete actions or proposals to reduce or e