Canadaicon has never really had a bringback policy, certainly not to the extent America does. The reason pretty much all Canadian vet-bringbacks are pistols is because those could be easily concealed, as you technically weren't allowed them. I am not too sure about the Boer War era, but after that point, they certainly didn't like it. I have been told by vets about how when the night before they got into Halifax they were told if they were caught with any firearms, they would be charged. They all say that night there was quite a few 'plunks' into the water, and quite a few people going to 'smoke' on the upper decks (as they could smoke below decks back then, so normally there would be no need).

Its like how back in the 80s and 90s (and I am sure later and earlier) soldiers when coming back from exercise from the states the troops would load up the gun vehicle with liquor as border services were not allowed to search that vehicle!
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