The Conservative government is making no apologies for the delay in releasing a report praising the long-gun registry, even as a vote on a bill to kill it nears in the House of Commons next month.

"Canadians don't need another report to know that the long-gun registry is very efficient at harassing law-abiding farmers and outdoors enthusiasts, while wasting billions of taxpayer dollars," a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told the Star Tuesday.

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