Friday, May 6, 2011

A New Day: OUTDOORS NETWORK POSTING

Dear Colleagues,

A leader who offered us a future of "strict, relentless gun control" has not only lost his own seat, but decimated his party. A future under this leader may have seen the eventual demise of hunting and shooting sports in Canada. And not only because of a strict, unrelenting phase out of sporting firearms, but through the unrelenting efforts of another candidate who also lost his seat, Mark Holland.

Holland was instrumental in the demise of Bill C- 391, and was a strong proponent of several iterations of animal cruelty bills aimed at providing a legal basis to challenge the legitimate activities of hunters, farmers, ranchers, medical research and other animal users.

We have been down a long road through an unfriendly wilderness with these people and their agenda. Thank you all for your persistence and hard work to help change this world, into the new opportunities we now have ahead of us.

Perhaps now we can turn to some of the other important issues that face our hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting heritage. I have had discussions with several of you on a number of these ... issues such as government funding for fish and wildlife management and conservation programs, the Canadian Wildlife Service, preserving and promoting the North American model of Wildlife Management, in which Canada played a vital founding role, and others.

But setting aside new issues for the moment, lets just breathe a sigh of relief. We have stopped the advance of gun control for now, and will roll back the gun registry, which is a symbolic manifestation of a malignant ideology embracing not only our guns, but our lifestyle.

Thank you all for the work you did to influence the outcome of this vote for hunters, anglers, trappers and shooting enthusiasts. So many people worked diligently to take advantage of every opportunity, from all candidate meetings, to rallies, to media and beyond.

We may be small players in the big picture of federal politics, but I think you made our presence felt.

Congratulations

Bob

Canada's Outdoor Network
Dr. Robert O. Bailey
Vice President Policy for Canada
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Lombardy, Ontario

Please click the link and check-out this exciting new prospect for Canadian outdoor enthusiasts!

CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA NEWS RELEASE - APRIL 4, 2011
Harper to end long-gun registry and establish hunting and wildlife advisory panel

http://www.conservative.ca/press/news_releases/harper_to_end_long-gun_registry_and_establish_hunting_and_wildlife_advisory_panel