Again, Mr. Crabbe, I know that when the long-gun registry was brought in years ago, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, the SWF, was a visceral opponent of the registry, as were many of us. Apart from the failings of the registry itself, it seemed to me that by discouraging people from owning firearms, it discouraged people from going hunting, and in my view, had some significant effects on the conservation activities that hunters undertook, because they were simply discouraged from hunting because of the registry.
Thankfully it's gone, but is my conclusion correct that any loss of hunters and hunting opportunities will have or could have a major effect on conservation programming?