Digests

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

                                                                                               Firearms

Motion for certification of action as class action, interlocutory relief to retain lawful possession of handguns—Plaintiffs applying for handgun licences under Firearms Act before December 2002 but Registrar not responding—General amnesty expiring December 31, 2005—Action dismissed—Motion not dealt with given defendants’ undertaking to issue notices of refusal (or grant) of licence—Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39.

Whitmore v. Canada (T‑2081‑05, 2005 FC 1728, Hughes J., order dated 20/12/05, 5 pp.)