*blink* so... you are trying to tell me... the government... that issues businesses their licenses with all their contact information... the government that has a list of all the registered firearms from the OIC... wouldnt have a list of all licensed businesses in canada....
Let me just try and process that for a second here....
I feel you are being overly naive. Of course the government knows where the businesses are. What they don't know is whether they wish to provide statistics to the government many probably don't. It is plausible to believe sharing even generic info is a charter over reach. The CSAAA will give the government the information to start harrassing these shops via the provincial CFO's. Both the cfo's office and the rcmp have been more than willing to continue to erode our gun rights. Wes and his band of turncoats will facilitate more of that. Saying there is nothing nefarious with what they are doing is baffling to me. The whole buyback program and the oic itself proves the government wants all the guns. Assuming you have purchased a gun from a store it is simply another request that can be made and then you will get harrased and jailed if you don't comply.