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Noah Picton welcomes the company now that there are three Canadian quarterbacks with the Toronto Argonauts.

The University of Regina Rams product was the first of three national quarterbacks to sign with the Argonauts, agreeing to a three-year deal on Dec. 16.

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Picton joined the Argonauts before they signed former Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Brandon Bridge to a one-year free-agent contract on Feb. 24. Toronto then selected UBC Thunderbirds product Michael O’Connor in the second round (20th overall) of Thursday’s CFL draft.

“I think it’s great because it’s getting Canadian guys into the CFL, whether it’s through the Argos or any CFL team,” Picton said Tuesday.

“Right now, the Montreal Alouettes have Hugo Richard (a two-time Vanier Cup champion with Laval) on their roster. It’s just building some recognition and giving guys some opportunities. Whether it’s Hugo, Brandon, Mike or myself, someone is going to make a go of it and push this conversation to hopefully build a strong argument to change the quarterback ratio.”