Foreign Affairs committee  My understanding is a request was made, and we ended up with something in the preamble that said “mindful of”. There was nothing in the treaty at all.

Foreign Affairs committee  That was my understanding, but I was not the negotiator. I was simply an adviser. The head of the delegation was Habib Massoud. If you feel up to it, you should contact him and get the details.

Foreign Affairs committee  That was my understanding also.

Foreign Affairs committee  Having been present there until 11 o' clock or 12 o'clock at night and listening to all the negotiations that went on, I think the word “negotiations” enters into it. I'm not really sure of who did what at the end, but in the end, we did not get anything in the actual body of the treaty.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of this committee, for inviting me to comment on Bill C-47 , and to answer any questions I can in this regard. I would also like to present some relevant background information that may be pertinent to this bill. I am president of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, and I chaired the firearm advisory committee for the Liberal government from 1996 to 2006, and co-chaired the firearm advisory committee for the Conservative government from 2006 to 2014.

Foreign Affairs committee  I was part of the delegation. I don't know who invites. Normally I get a phone call or an e-mail from Habib, asking if I'd like to be part of the delegation as an advisor. That's about it. Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing going on there.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members of the standing committee, for inviting the Canadian Shooting Sports Association to participate and express the views of our members and other active Canadian firearm owners and users. My name is Steve Torino. I'm the president of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association.

Foreign Affairs committee  Excuse me, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. In regard to civilian small arms and ammunition, Canada is primarily a nation of importers, not manufacturers. Current import costs of these specific items total some $250 million, as part of an industry generating some $6 billion annually in revenue, including costs related to and in support of these activities.