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| June 8 , 2006 | For
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FOUNDING MEETING OF OUTDOORS CAUCUS A BIG SUCCESS
OTTAWA – Saskatchewan M.P. Garry Breitkreuz was very pleased with yesterday’s founding meeting of the Outdoors Caucus. “Considering the scheduling conflicts we all have, I was impressed that 26 members of the Outdoors Caucus representing all political parties and the Senate were able to attend the luncheon meeting,” said Breitkreuz.
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
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Elected Co-Chairs: Garry Breitkreuz, Conservative MP for
Yorkton-Melville (Saskatchewan) and Larry Bagnell, Liberal MP for
Yukon; • Elected Vice-Co-Chairs: Paul Crête, Bloc Québécois MP for Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup (Quebec) and Conservative Senator Gerry St. Germain (B.C); • Report by Co-Chair Larry Bagnell on the Washington visit with the Chairs of the bi-partisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus; • Approved: Hiring of non-partisan, bilingual Caucus Coordinator; • Approved: Formation of non-partisan Advisory Committee representing all regions and disciplines; • Approved in Principle: Bill C-222 – Right to Fish Hunt and Trap by Inky Mark, M.P. for Dauphin-Swan River (Manitoba); and • Mission Statement: If no further input is received, it will be formally adopted at the next meeting in the fall. |
“The Outdoors Caucus wants to especially thank Mr. Phil Morlock of the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association for arranging and hosting the luncheon,” complimented Breitkreuz. He concluded with an excerpt from Mr. Morlock’s letter to the Outdoors Caucus on the occasion of their founding meeting: The future health of our industry and related economies is directly tied to the conservation and sustainable wise use of our natural resources, reflecting the fact that people who fish and hunt donate more volunteer hours and money to the improvement of fish and wildlife habitat than all other groups combined. The very origins of parks, protected areas and natural resource management science can be traced to the efforts of people who came to value wild places through fishing and hunting. These heritage activities are increasingly relevant in today’s urban society. People fish and hunt for very profound and personal reasons that reach back across eons of human history and continue to bring us together in the outdoors. We come from all ethnic and economic backgrounds, all political views, male and female, young and old. Our outdoor heritage and traditions are not political and should never be politicized.
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