Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Gun violence soars in Canada as illegal weapons from the US flow in
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Gun violence soars in Canada as illegal weapons from the US flow in
Over the last decade, gun murders have jumped by nearly 90 percent in Canada. This increase is fuelled by a never-ending stream of illegal weapons acquired across the border in the United States. According to data from the Toronto Police, 88 percent of the guns seized in crimes last year originated in the US. Canadian police and elected officials are demanding tighter controls at border crossings. FRANCE 24's Francois Rihouay, Joanne Profeta report, with Fraser Jackson.
View all episodes
By FRANCE 24 English
5
44 ratings
Over the last decade, gun murders have jumped by nearly 90 percent in Canada. This increase is fuelled by a never-ending stream of illegal weapons acquired across the border in the United States. According to data from the Toronto Police, 88 percent of the guns seized in crimes last year originated in the US. Canadian police and elected officials are demanding tighter controls at border crossings. FRANCE 24's Francois Rihouay, Joanne Profeta report, with Fraser Jackson.
More shows like Focus
View all
Global News Podcast
7,639 Listeners
Economist Podcasts
4,137 Listeners
Newshour
1,046 Listeners
WSJ What’s News
4,345 Listeners
arts24
4 Listeners
People & Profit
0 Listeners
Access Asia
0 Listeners
Talking Europe
2 Listeners
The 51%
1 Listeners
Fashion
21 Listeners
Six O'Clock News
196 Listeners
Tech 24
4 Listeners
Down to Earth
0 Listeners
Business
4 Listeners
The Debate
21 Listeners
Inside the Americas
6 Listeners
Europe Rendezvous
5 Listeners
The World This Week
39 Listeners
Learning English from the News
236 Listeners
Reporters
4 Listeners
FT News Briefing
646 Listeners
5 Listeners
France in focus
4 Listeners
Banlieue Project
1 Listeners
The Observers
0 Listeners
Press Review
0 Listeners
The Observers Direct
0 Listeners
The Global Story
386 Listeners
Truth or Fake
5 Listeners