I am NOT in favor of having…

I am NOT in favor of having to use a guide or guide service to hunt black bear as a non-resident landowner in Northern Ontario. As a large landowner in Northern Ontario, I think this is grossly unfair to me to be told I cannot hunt black bear after purchasing an Outdoor Card PLUS a bear license plus both of these items are subject to tax in addition to all the real estate taxes that are assessed. It sounds to me like this is another way to extort additional monies from non-residents

We bring many people up to our home throughout the year. We buy groceries, we buy fuel, we buy souvenirs, we visit restaurants, we go shopping, we buy supplies for our home, we pay electricity and propane, we visit local museums and pay entrance fees. All of this will dwindle down to where no one will come up as we won’t invite them. The reason will be that the Canadian Government really doesn’t want You or us up here.

Is this proposal really from the people of Northern Ontario, or is the people from Southern Ontario trying to dictate what happens up here. We actually found out about this proposal quite by accident. And then it is hidden clear down at the bottom. We talked to many of our friends who are citizens, and they DID NOT know anything about this. Are you trying to run this through secretively and hope no one finds out? We have sounded the alarm and hope our friends do too so others can voice their displeasure

As a non-resident we have little to no recourse on this. We have no voting rights (nor do we expect any) What we do have, thought, is spending power and I guarantee I will spend less money in Ontario if this proposal passes. And if that is the case, what good will it do? The local guides won’t get my money and Ontario loses out on all the licensing fees and local spending. Northern Ontario is economically depressed as it is. This can’t help.