Parliamentary Secretary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: The tender was issued earlier this month by Environment Canada, but immediately ran into opposition from shooting groups, according to Huffington Post. Paul Calandra, parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has told the Commons the tender is dead and OTTAWA - The federal government has cancelled a tender for a study on the environmental impact of lead shot and bullets. Tony Bernardo, spokesman for the Canadians Shooting Sports Association, called the study complete nonsense a perspective shared by the Conservative government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.