Canada may use retired police officers to seize firearms from gun owners during a door-to-door confiscation, according to a senior official from the country's Department of Public Safety. This follows the implementation of legislation introduced by then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to freeze handgun purchases and a "buy-back" of military-style semi-automatic firearms. Conservative Member of Parliament Dane Lloyd of Alberta questioned Minister of Public Security Gary Anandasangaree about the apparent large-scale refusal to comply with gun owners. Ananandashenaree responded that existing resources would not be used to seize the firearms. The National Firearms Association (NPA) has criticised the move, warning that it is not about public safety, but about mandatory registration and mass confiscation.