Coast to Coast Outdoors Episode 18, We speak with Blaine Caulkins, the Chair of the. Conservative Hunting and Angling Caucus.

Coast to Coast Outdoors Episode 18.   * Note I said Episode 17
when it should have been Episode 18.*   We speak with Blaine
Caulkins, the Chair of the. Conservative Hunting and Angling
Caucus. The Conservative Hunting and Angling Caucus is a group of
Conservative parliamentarians who eat, sleep and breathe hunting
and angling. This group was created to address the concerns of
Canada’s hunting, angling, and trapping community. Conservation is
essential to protecting Canada’s rich natural history. Hunters,
anglers, and trappers have committed countless volunteer hours and
millions of dollars to the conservation of fish, wildlife, and
habitat. Conservatives recognized these contributions by creating
the Hunting and Angling Advisory Panel. This panel, made up of
organizations with long traditions of conservation, helped inform
programs and activities related to conservation, hunting, and
fishing, all while encouraging the effective stewardship of
Canada’s marine and terrestrial wildlife. We created the
Recreational Fisheries Conservation Program to work alongside
like-minded partners to improve the conservation of recreational
fisheries habitats. Conservatives will always stand up for
law-abiding firearms owners. As experts have pointed out, blanket
gun bans will do nothing to curb gun violence, only making
criminals of firearms owners who already follow the law. Only our
Conservative Government opposed the wasteful and ineffective
Long-Gun Registry that targeted law-abiding hunters and farmers but
did nothing to prevent crime. We kept our promise and scrapped the
Long-Gun Registry, so that firearm owners are no longer treated
like criminals for simply owning a long-gun, and taxpayer dollars
are used more efficiently. Canada’s Conservatives support Canadian
hunters, anglers, and trappers. The hunting, angling, and trapping
community can depend on the Conservative Party to stand up for
their way of life because it is our way of life as well. We’re
working to ensure the long term viability of Canada’s wildlife
resources while establishing conservation programs and protecting
the environment.