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- The Conservative part of Ontario
Sad to read about hunting extension
Aug. 31, 2006. 01:00 AM
Government to extend hunting on Sundays
Aug. 29.
I read the extended hunting article with much sadness. Once again, Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay is using words such as "significant crop damage" and "vehicle collisions involving wildlife."
It is likely that once again political pressure to cull or eradicate wildlife comes from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and not from responsible ecologists or conservationists. Since Ramsay is the MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane, a major hunting and fishing area, it is probable that he benefits from the OFAH's support at election time.
I personally find it interesting to note this article appears only a few days prior to said extended hunting is to begin (Sept. 2), and that the extension covers 24 communities thereby allowing for little, if any, public outcry.
Surely, some people in these 24 communities must have better things to do on Sundays, ostensibly a day of reflection and rest, than kill the animals with whom we must share this planet.
Jane Crotin, Toronto
Aug. 31, 2006. 01:00 AM
Government to extend hunting on Sundays
Aug. 29.
I read the extended hunting article with much sadness. Once again, Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay is using words such as "significant crop damage" and "vehicle collisions involving wildlife."
It is likely that once again political pressure to cull or eradicate wildlife comes from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and not from responsible ecologists or conservationists. Since Ramsay is the MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane, a major hunting and fishing area, it is probable that he benefits from the OFAH's support at election time.
I personally find it interesting to note this article appears only a few days prior to said extended hunting is to begin (Sept. 2), and that the extension covers 24 communities thereby allowing for little, if any, public outcry.
Surely, some people in these 24 communities must have better things to do on Sundays, ostensibly a day of reflection and rest, than kill the animals with whom we must share this planet.
Jane Crotin, Toronto
