I oppose this proposal on…

I oppose this proposal on many grounds:
1. Research from the Canadian Wildlife Service shows that cormorants are not a serious threat to game fish stocks;
2. Federally-protected bird species like gulls, terns and herons will be negatively impacted ;
3. The hunt is NOT in accordance with ethical hunting standards and will only deepen the divide between the hunting and non-hunting publics;
4. We should not be demonizing native wildlife at a time of planet-wide species extinction;
5. The proposed bag limit is wholly unjustified;
6. Present legislation already allows property owners and government employees to address situations where cormorants represent a threat to ecosystems or ecologically-sensitive area;
7. The hunt will be disruptive, stressful and potentially dangerous to other users of our lakes, including tourists and cottagers;
8. I still remember when the cormorant was symbolic of the cleanup of the Great Lakes (at great expense) and now we want to slaughter it?
9. Cormorants feed on invasive fish species like Round Gobies, which do represent a threat to ecosystems;
10. Cormorants are beautiful, fascinating birds, which have a right to exist over and above any human interests.

This is an obvious attempt to please a very small percentage of Ontario citizens. I am convinced that many hunters and anglers disapprove of such an unethical "hunt" that gives hunting a bad name. Where is the ethical harvest here?