Public Safety committee  I didn't hear that you were speaking to me, but I assume that because I'm the expert in those areas, you asked me.

Public Safety committee  The amendments were, from what I understood, and again, I'm a hunter. I'm not a gun guy and I'm certainly not a politician. The firearms that were banned or that at least were on that list were.... I mean, it was the majority of the guns. People say it wasn't, but if you know fir

Public Safety committee  Well, for instance, in my outfitting territory in the Yukon, we probably have a gross revenue of $1.2 million. From what I understand of the studies that have been done—and these are polls, so I don't know if they're scientific, peer-reviewed studies—when outfitters in British Co

Public Safety committee  I think that's an untruth. The firearms they use in Africa and the firearms we use here are virtually the same. There's no distinction, and it's not trophy.... It's about hunting. It's the process, the journey, not a kill, so trophy hunting is a little bit of a derogatory commen

Public Safety committee  On the first part of your question, the feeling or the sense from hunters, we feel fear that we're being attacked. As I said earlier, we feel vilified, marginalized. We feel that we're not respected, and there's a measure of distrust. I keep hearing “weapon, weapon, weapon”. I d

Public Safety committee  All lives are equal.

Public Safety committee  All lives are equal.

Public Safety committee  They're common. It's the personal choice of each hunter. If you put 10 hunters together, there will be 10 different opinions on what the proper firearm is for a given situation. As an outfitter for the last 30 years, I've seen many semi-automatics come up.

Public Safety committee  It's 100% true.

Public Safety committee  Yes. It is the choice, and it's the choice in Africa of professional hunters going after dangerous game. For the average hunter, as well, there's no such thing as overkill in a situation when your life is in danger. In the Inuit communities, they'll even take the trigger guard of

Public Safety committee  Yes, that's correct. I wouldn't be speaking here right now if I hadn't reacted properly in all three situations.

Public Safety committee  Speaking as a hunter and for the hunting community, as you saw when you tried to pass the amendments, we're fearful and we're not the problem here.

Public Safety committee  Yes. What the Americans do for us up in the north in the remote communities is a very positive thing. The one fellow mentioned a name he doesn't want to mention, but I'll mention it. The Americans coming up are spending their dollars. The economic benefits are huge in the commu

Public Safety committee  I'd say it's 97%, as a ballpark. It's certainly over 95%

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely. I know most of the American players. If they got on the bandwagon to boycott Canada as a hunting destination, I think it would be catastrophic to the industry and to the northern communities.