(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That was a good response. I understand the course is intended to ensure people are able to properly handle rifles and handguns. I'm sure that's the intention of making the course mandatory. For example, though, if a person is able to properly handle a rifle and he's a good hunter, if the course becomes mandatory he's going to obviously need to be well educated to be able to take the course even if he's already able to safely handle a rifle. I'm sure this will change procedures and manners in which to obtain a firearms acquisition certificate. All these problems are going to occur if the course becomes mandatory. You have to be very educated and very knowledgeable about other things that don't seem to relate too much to properly handling rifles and like you mentioned, whether it will be in Inuktitut is still not definite. If this course becomes mandatory we are going to have to push to have it provided in the aboriginal languages because we are going to continue to use our rifles, this is a part of our way of life up here. I'm not happy with the idea of having to take a course, because you have to be educated to take it in the first place. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Kenoayoak Pudlat on Committee Motion 24-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 23, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 17th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 24-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 23, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 16th, 1994
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