Mr. Norlock, I am going to take a few minutes to ask you a question about the bill that has nothing to do with its fundamentals. I want to talk about the choice of the third Saturday in September.
I have checked hunting season schedules. For moose, hunting season in a number of regions in Quebec starts on September 7, September 13, and so on. For white-tailed deer, the season starts a little later. Here is the advantage I see. The date coincides almost exactly with the week when people are starting their hunting season or are making their final preparations for it. But you suggested earlier that federal members of Parliament could take the initiative of getting their hunting and fishing clubs together on that date. Personally, I can tell you that, if hunters are getting ready to go hunting, they are not going to come to their MP’s office to take part in a special event. That week will be the last thing on their minds.
Let me try this idea on you. Could we consider putting the week earlier in the season, at the beginning of September perhaps? I will ask the question and you are perfectly free to give me all the arguments that led you to choose this particular date. If the week were set earlier in the season, those in my constituency who are most interested, the hunters, could join me in a regional campaign because they would not yet be deep in the Appalachians enjoying their hunting season.