 show in this answer that under the assumption that $p(X_1,\dots,X_{2d+2})$ is a polynomial such that $p(0,\dots,0)=0$, if $P(x,y)=p \left((D_{x}^d U)(x,t), \left(D_{x}^{d} \frac{\partial U}{\partial t}\right)(x,t) \right)$ is independent of $\omega$ for the special solution \begin{equation} U(x,t)= \cos\left(\sqrt{\frac{2m \omega}{\hbar}}x-\omega t \right), \end{equation} then we must have that $(x,t) \mapsto P(x,t)$ is identically equal to zero. Now since $P$ must have the meaning of a probability density, an everywhere zero probability density for a non-zero wave function is not physically acceptable, which proves Bohm's impossibility result. Note that the assumption that $p(0,\dots,0)=0$ is very natural since it simply says that for a locally zero wave function the probability density must be zero. Note also that the assumption that $p(X_1,\dots,X_{2d+2})$ is a polynomial is also quite natural since we are seeking conserved quantities with a "simple" expression.
Now the proof. For ease of convenience we shall write $\omega$ as a function of $k$, instead of making the converse as we did in the post. So we write our special solution as \begin{equation} U(x,t)= \cos\left(kx- \frac{\hbar k^2}{2m} t \right), \end{equation} We first show that, for this solution, under our assumptions the map $(x,t) \mapsto P(x,t)$ must be a constant. Property (3) is equivalent so say that $P(x,t)$ is independent of $k > 0$ for every $(x,t) \in \mathbb{R}^2$. Now, for the special solution $U(x,t)$ considered, we have that $P(x,t)=F(x-vt)$ for some function $F$, where $v=\frac{\hbar k}{2m}$. If we had $F'(\xi)\neq 0$ for some $\xi \in \mathbb{R}$, we would get for $x-vt=\xi$: \begin{equation} \left. \frac{\partial P}{\partial t}(x,t) \middle/ \frac{\partial P}{\partial x}(x,t) \right. = -v = \frac{\hbar k}{2m}, \end{equation} a contradiction.
Now that I have ended the proof I realize that a much simpler proof can be given, which actually can be used to obtain a much more general result.
Theorem Let $p:\mathbb{R}^{2d+2} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function such that $p(\mathbf{0})=0$. Let \begin{equation} U(x,t)= \cos\left(kx- \frac{\hbar k^2}{2m} t \right), \end{equation} and define the quantity \begin{equation} P(x,y)=p \left((D_{x}^d U)(x,t), \left(D_{x}^{d} \frac{\partial U}{\partial t}\right)(x,t) \right). \end{equation} Assume that for each $(x,t) \in \mathbb{R}^2$ $P(x,t)$ is independent of $k > 0$. Then we have $P(x,t)=0$ for all $(x,t) \in \mathbb{R}^2$.
I think this very simple result is what Bohm should have in his mind when he made his statement. It actually belongs to the kind of heuristic considerations that guide physicists in their search of the right physical law of a new phenomenon when no clear theory is at hand, and this was exactly the case at the beginning of the twentieth century when quantum mechanics was born. Bohm in his fantastic book tried exactly to replicate the process of the discovery of quantum laws, because he was absolutely convinced that only by speculating about the possible paths one can take in developing quantum mechanics, we can develop a true familiarity with this strange and unintuitive theory and we can really try to understand the physical meaning of the concepts hidden behind its abstract mathematical formalisms.
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As I mentioned, C-68 didn't really change much:

License necessary to possess as well as acquire, and it changed the name to PAL to reflect that.

It added some additional firearms to the prohibited list.

It introduced the LGR component.


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