Political only, to appease the anti's. No science involved.
Exactly, the Robert Schad foundation pressured then Premier Mike Harris to cancel it or face losing the election. We were told it was because too many cubs were being orphaned which was not true whatsoever. Now they have become such pests in some areas many more are orphaned when people shoot the mothers or any others breaking in to houses or destroying property. They are considered pests in some towns such as Timmins and Bracebridge and I have been told the police are tired of dealing with them and tell the residents to shoot them and get rid of them. A bit off topic, sorry, kind of a rant too.