I read the Ontario…

I read the Ontario Federations of Anglers and Hunter's argument for opening a hunting season for Cormorants and am flabbergasted with the "vague" language supporting this new hunting season.

"Where cormorant numbers are high, they can negatively affect terrestrial habitats by chemical and physical means through corrosive acidic guano, and stripping/breaking tree branches. In some cases, cormorant colonies have destroyed entire island ecosystems. Many people are also concerned about potential impacts on fish populations and angling opportunities."

So, it's about bird poop - I mean doesn't all bird poop corrosive acidic guano? and "many people "? - hmmm, let's see that quantified? How about the government at least attempting to provide evidence to either refute or support these claims.

I also read the comments you wrote in the summary about support vs non-support. Again, I'm flabbergasted with such a lightweight and simplistic approach to understanding public reactions. The Ford government must do better to not to appear so pro-"whatever". It's not whatever. You need to have a much better understanding of the bird habitat and the likelihood of the small-bird hunters killing other species. Yes, I know it's on paper that's a no-no but in reality, you have not provided any evidence to alleviate concerns about hitting other bird species while in pursuit culling the population. Do you even know if there are the resources to monitor/track the dead bird count?

This is a reckless plan.