Public Safety committee  Right from the outset, when the legislation was first under consideration, we said that the firearms licence was a necessity. An investigation is required for every individual who wants to acquire a firearm or who will be using one. You have to have a licence in order to buy bull

Public Safety committee  Generally speaking, that should not be possible, but I am not that familiar with the justice system; I am not a lawyer by training. I would just like to add one thing. There are lots of different gadgets and chemicals out there. Are we going to register everything? What about pr

Public Safety committee  Our association includes all different categories of members—doctors, people who like the outdoors, unemployed, etc.

Public Safety committee  Yes, and some of them teach courses.

Public Safety committee  Good, then support our activities!

Public Safety committee  We represent 200 associations and 125,000 members overall. I want to point out that our organization has always been in favour of the safe storage of firearms. It is something that we have always advocated, and continue to advocate. That is the key to preventing suicides, as this

Public Safety committee  Yes, we cover the entire province of Quebec. Certain years, there are associations in very remote regions. They start up, then disappear and come back again three years later. We are all over—in the Magdalen Islands, the Matagami region, Estrie and Montrérégie, the North Shore an

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much for your invitation. I want to thank everyone for being here today. Since Ms. Fraser took a little less time than expected, we will be very pleased to use the remaining time. Our organization represents hunters and fishers in Quebec, and I am Executive Direct