As a person from Ontario's…

As a person from Ontario's North, I strongly oppose making the spring bear hunt permanent. The proposal focusses on anticipated social consequences, i.e. 'continuing to provide opportunities for hunting and trapping', and indicates that anticipated environmental consequences are neutral. In addition, the proposal indicates that "The harvest of bear cubs and female bears accompanied by a cub would remain prohibited." However, the reality is that the spring bear hunt has resulted in more orphaned cubs (who do not stand a chance of survival without human intervention) and this is not acceptable. Hunting also affects the numbers of potential breeding female bears (i.e. reducing the numbers). These are not 'neutral' consequences, they are negative consequences.

I do support the elimination of the Fall bear hunt in the Bruce Peninsula.

The province should be protecting these animals - and the environments that they live in - rather than focussing on recreational hunting.