Environment committee  My advice would be to maintain the Hunting and Angling Advisory Panel. The panel is important because it provides a Canada-wide vision of the issue. Personally, for the 150th anniversary of Confederation, I would like to see a national conference on wildlife and habitat, as ther

Environment committee  It is very important for the federal government to study the impact of hunting and trapping across Canada. People must become aware that we live with animals, that they can cause problems and that their populations have to be controlled. Hunting is the best way to control popula

Environment committee  Hunting and fishing started in Quebec. When the Europeans—the French, that is—arrived, they would not have been able to colonize the lands along the shores of the St. Lawrence without hunting, fishing and trapping. It is part of our history, it is in our genes. Even the indigenou

Environment committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. My thanks to the committee for listening to what we have to say today. My presentation will be about the federation and its affiliates. The Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs is a not-for-profit organization that was

Canadian Heritage committee  Quebec is similar to Ontario. I'll give you an example. Last year, we gave firearm safety and handling courses. We gave over 20,000 people an introductory course on hunting with a firearm. The course is mandatory to get a hunting licence. According to the statistics, almost 25%

Canadian Heritage committee  When we hold this kind of activity, we always provide all the necessary information. We indicate that hunting and fishing must be carried out in a regulated way. We provide booklets on the basic regulations. That is why Quebec has websites like zonechasse.com and allonspecher.com

Canadian Heritage committee  I remember going to Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds a few years ago with a group that was hunting white-tailed deer. The group paired farmers with hunters because there were problems with destruction. A hunting festival was organized at that point. All the activities were related to hunti

Canadian Heritage committee  That difficulty can be resolved by major communication activities. We have created major communication programs in Quebec and they have been picked up all across Canada. The Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs is a leader in many areas. As an example, take allonspech

Canadian Heritage committee  In Quebec, city people can take part in Fishing Fest. In Montreal's Rapids Park, we have organized fishing days. Everyone received a fishing rod so that they could go fishing. The water had been stocked with fish. Fishing licences were not necessary on that day. The event was so

Canadian Heritage committee  In Quebec, we already hold a number of activities to promote hunting and fishing. We have produced several videos that have been translated at the request of our colleagues in other provinces. They are called ”Why Hunt?“ They show, for example, a girl about 13 or 14 years old goi

Canadian Heritage committee  I would like to say thank you to the committee for hearing the opinion of the Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs. In Quebec, we are currently enjoying some of the most beautiful years for hunting, fishing and trapping. That is because game and fish are abundant, of