I am very much opposed to…

I am very much opposed to this proposal. The suggested scope of this attack on a bird is comparable only to the slaughter of passenger pigeons. Cormorants are part of the ecosystem of Ontario lakes and have never caused a fish species to go extinct - something that cannot be said about humans.
Flushing hunting ethics down the drain by "hunting" birds without consuming them will harm hunting as a whole.

Both my husband and I are anglers. We catch our fish when we go fishing despite the fact that there are a few cormorants on most of the lakes around Elliot Lake. We enjoy these birds as much as the loons and mergansers we encounter. Those birds also nest in the summer on the same lakes and are already stressed when a boat approaches, let alone guns were shot. It would have consequences to their nesting success if there was a hunting season for cormorants all summer long.

Our lakes are enjoyed by many people who are not necessarily hunters: boaters, paddlers, families with kids, bird watchers. I have safety concerns - I would not want to kayak on a lake where someone is just killing as many cormorants as he can. A shallow (silent) kayak can easily be overlooked when aiming for a cormorant sitting on a rock sticking out of the water. As can the head of a swimmer!

There is already a bird hunting season in the fall where it's prudent for kayakers to stay off the lakes (and out of the bush). I feel strongly that non-hunters should be able to enjoy our lakes too.

I hope this proposal will not be implemented in this form.