Over the past decade, gun murders in Canada have nearly doubled, climbing roughly ninety percent. The Toronto Police attribute the surge to a steady flow of illegal firearms smuggled across the US border. Last year alone, eighty-eight percent of guns seized in Toronto crimes originated in the United States. Canadian law enforcement and political leaders are now calling for strengthened border controls to stem the weapons pipeline. According to France 24.

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