Public Safety committee  No, the registry does not protect women any more than it does society as a whole. The fact that a firearm is registered does not mean that it will not be used, either against women or anyone else. I feel that there is no direct correlation there. I want to add that I am in charge

Public Safety committee  That certainly has a negative effect. The process for gaining the right to hunt—which is now a right—is already very complicated. We must attend courses, have our licence, and so on, to then be required to register a firearm. If we are hunting and have, by some misfortune, forgot

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Indeed, people in the regions do not want the gun registry to be maintained. These are hunters, in the regions especially. There are even hunters in the urban areas. They consider that the weapons they use are hunting weapons. Sometimes they are used once or twice a year. We are

Public Safety committee  I did not understand all of the question. Did you understand the rest of the question?

Public Safety committee  I--

Public Safety committee  Good morning. My name is Hélène Larente. I am from Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec. I am a female hunter very involved in the Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs in Quebec. I am an instructor for the Programme d'éducation en sécurité et en conservation de la faune. I am