The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the federal government has added huge costs to taxpayers after banning even more guns today.

Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director says, “Ottawa has already spent millions on this scheme without making Canadians safer. The feds need to scrap this program because taxpayers can’t afford it.”

The organization says the federal government announced today that an additional 179 types of firearms are now prohibited and added to the list for government’s gun ban and buyback program.

The federal government also added an additional 324 makes and models of firearms to list in December 2024. The total list now includes more than 2,000 different types of firearms.

In a news release the CTF says according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer only buying back the previously banned guns could cost up to $756 million and now government documents show that the buyback is likely to cost almost $2 billion.