Public Safety committee  As pertains to the merger of the two licences, the RCMP will do the screening, which remains the same. The process will be the same as for a new gun owner. You'll have to take the new Canadian Firearms Safety Course. Once you complete that course and pass the introductory course

Public Safety committee  It's a very positive measure, given that there will only be a single licence under these conditions. This is much more representative of what owning a firearm is like. Currently, there are two licences: a possession licence and a possession and acquisition licence. If you only ha

Public Safety committee  I did not quite understand the question. The voice of the interpreter was a little weak. In Quebec, you have to take the Firearms Safety Course to get a hunting certificate, which then allows you to purchase a permit. It's a very basic course to ensure that people know how to sa

Public Safety committee  We are not a gun lobby. First, our federation promotes hunting and fishing activities, and ensures that these activities respect nature, the animals and users. Firearms are only part of our activities. Our activities involve hunting animals while respecting them. We are not a gu

Public Safety committee  Good morning to all committee members. I will now give a presentation on behalf of the federation and its branches. The Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs is a not-for-profit organization that was created in 1946. Its mandate is to contribute to the management, dev

Environment committee  That is part of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife. Wildlife enforcement officers and Sûreté du Québec officers can apply this legislation. If someone files a complaint, there will be follow-up. I wouldn't be able to say whether it is a criminal matte

Environment committee  We are very happy to take part in the hunting and angling advisory panel, which is very important. We thank the Conservative government for setting up this panel and for allowing us to participate in the 2012 conference. We really hope that, in 2017, at the 150th anniversary of

Environment committee  In Quebec, that is already in the legislation. Section 1.4 states: “No person may knowingly hinder a person who is lawfully carrying on an activity referred to in the first paragraph of section 1.3, including an activity preparatory to such an activity”, which refers to hunting

Environment committee  It is very important that hunting activities can continue in Canada. It is absolutely essential for keeping game populations healthy. Wildlife harvesting activities are also crucial for reducing road accidents and damage experienced by farmers because of the overpopulation of som

Environment committee  I could give you an example from Quebec. A few years ago, in Quebec, hunters, anglers, trappers and all the major wildlife organizations asked the government to increase the cost of permits and to give a portion of that increase back to wildlife. Eighty-five per cent of the incr

Environment committee  First, we have a mentorship program. We ask experienced hunters to assist young people, through online discussions, for example. After those discussions, there might be meetings. We have a comprehensive mentorship program to help young people learn how to hunt. That is really imp

Environment committee  Climate change is a very important issue. As I said, some examples are positive. The wild turkey that has invaded all southern Quebec is one example. There weren't any wild turkeys there before. They create some problems, but they are an addition to the wildlife resources now ava

Environment committee  It is important to be clear about things. As the representative from Wildlife Habitat Canada has just said, it is important to bring everyone together. However, when the time comes to pay the bill, only the hunters are buying their stamps. Birders and people not engaged in wildl

Environment committee  One of the major consequences of climate change is that range limits are moving north. At present, we can clearly see that the moose is gaining territory at the expense of the woodland caribou. The moose is moving north. So is the black bear. So certain species are moving in a si

Environment committee  We cannot hunt and fish unless the habitat for wildlife is healthy. The quality of the wildlife habitat is always the first thing that our federation's hunters and anglers look for. We work as hard as we can to keep the wildlife habitat in extremely good health so that we can use