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The fewer guns circulating in Quebec and Canada the better, says Premier Philippe Couillard, putting distance between himself and Stephen Harper.

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A small game hunter and proud to represent the rural riding of Roberval, Couillard nevertheless said he thinks “a good number if not the majority” of Quebecers would agree Quebec and Canada don’t need more guns floating around.

“A country where lots of guns are circulating is not a country the majority of Canadians and Quebecers want to live in,” Couillard told reporters arriving for a meeting of the Liberal caucus.

“The less firearms we have in circulation the better we are, the better we will all be.”

But Couillard drew a nuance between the sport of hunting and owning guns for other reasons. He fancies himself a sportsman and has been interviewed on hunting and fishing television shows. He can speak at length on salmon fly fishing.

“Look, I’m a hunter myself — small game only mind you,” Couillard said. “But I register my firearms. I have no problem with this at all.”