14 years of "waste" could come to an end in Ottawa. Our federal politicians will have a debate Wednesday on the national long gun registry and whether or not it should be scrapped. A move put forward by Saskatchewan MP Garry Breitkreuz.

Not only is the debate being watched closely by hunters and sport shooters, Kevin Gaudet and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation are paying attention to what happens. "When governments run programs, ideally they run them effectively and in a cost efficient manner and this is a clear case of a program that hasn't been run well and we argue that it should even exist. Its a violation of property rights and infringes on the rights of law abiding hunters and sport shooters. Meanwhile they managed to waste no less than $2 billion."

That $2 billion was originally supposed to be $2 million according to the Liberal government that created the registry in 1995, but costs quickly got out of control. This is not to be confused with the hand gun registry, the move will simply affect long guns used for hunting and target shooting.