On a warm summer evening in Toronto on the Danforth, people were enjoying the pleasantries of a July night out. Sipping lattes at cafes, doing some shopping, meeting with friends and family. The kind of sultry summer nights we thrive on in Ontario in contrast to the bitter cold of

The state of discourse around guns in Canada has never been healthy, but why? Anyone with a laptop and an internet connection is an instant expert, and Canada’s mainstream media has commonly been an advocate of a fact-free debate. The birds are coming home to roost. In a damp corner,

The Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns and its followers continue to double down. They’ve even shocked us with their behavior…and we’ve seen it all. Rod Giltaca reacts to the lies, the divisive identity politics and the irrational, bad behaviour of the lobby doctors. Watch and share.  

There has been an intensified conflict on social media between a small group (6) physicians who are calling for a complete ban on handguns for licensed sport shooters in an attempt to reduce the violence in our streets. This position has been met with considerable opposition, which is understandable as

Call To Action #2: Do they really have the endorsement for their radical political activism from our medical associations? Let’s find out. It is critical to the health of our relationships with our medical practitioners that Canadians are not judged or attacked merely for their legal sporting activities. In their

CCFR CEO & Executive Director Rod Giltaca addresses the brand new lobby doctors group “Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns” in this update video. This is a must-watch video for those trying to understand the bizarre behaviour of this small group of physicians.

With a small but boisterous group of “anti gun lobby” doctors seeking “protection from guns”, we thought we would consult the experts in these areas. The following testament was provided by Dr. Rida Mirza, child & adolescent psychiatrist from London, ON. Dr. Mirza has done extensive research in the areas

This article is a little late in its production, but it’s likely one of the most impactful and important projects the CCFR has done to date. On a cold winter Sunday afternoon, a group of unlikely teammates made history. The vitriol and mud slinging by folks with opposing views on contentious

Doctors across Canada do important work – vital work. They treat society’s sick, injured and helpless under some of the most stressful and taxing conditions. They should be respected and appreciated … as doctors. What this doesn’t make them, is policy experts on contentious issues outside their area of expertise.

In a bizarre move, Radio Canada (CBC) pulled two parts of a four part series on the national gun debate from their website this week, “The Gun Debate in Canada” by Marc Montgomery. This series was taking a factual, almost technical look at the misinformation and rhetoric surrounding what has