Environment committee  I don't know whether I can comment historically, but what I will say is that the opportunity to be engaged at this time is greatly appreciated, and it's important to me as a lifelong conservationist and hunter that we're being asked to sit at the table with this committee to voic

Environment committee  Well, from our perspective at Ducks Unlimited, the hunting heritage is very ingrained in our organization. As I've mentioned, our organization was conceived by the hunting community and is very strongly supported by the hunting community, and from that perspective, we support the

Environment committee  To follow up on Mr. Mack's comment about the connectivity of the environment, one of the successes of our organization in conservation has been that we try to approach conservation on a holistic basis. We try to work with all stakeholders. I think it's very important in any decis

Environment committee  I can't agree more. I think the point that should be noted by everyone is that conservation started with the hunting and angling community. Ducks Unlimited, as I mentioned in my presentation, was started by hunters. We were the first environmentalists, I believe, aside from our f

Environment committee  Good morning and thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. As mentioned, my name is Greg Weeks. I am a 20-plus-year volunteer with Ducks Unlimited, as well as the secretary of the national board and senior director in the province of Ontario. I'd also like to recogni