Many jurisdictions have…

Many jurisdictions have taken the appropriate step of making fox hunting illegal. This is not hunting for food and is affecting populations of keystone species like coyotes who are already facing the threat of climate change and ecosystem loss. There is no need to regress from the current policy direction to refrain from transferring existing or issuing new licenses. I'm disappointed that the government is even tabling this instead of prioritizing more important steps towards reconciliation by protecting access to Indigenous food ways. If this government feels that hunting activities need to be supported, please start with Indigenous food ways, not colonial recreational hunting.