My father is a nonresident…

My father is a nonresident and pays taxes on the land he owns in Ontario. He is an avid outdoorsman and passionate about black bear hunting. For the past 20+ years he has bought a bear license and used HIS land that HE pays taxes on to enjoy his passion for black bear hunting. Your new proposal would take that opportunity away from him. Part of the reason he bought the land was to hunt black bears. Where we live, he cannot hunt black bears every year. So he would be paying taxes on land he is unable to use due to his new proposal. He has stimulated the economy for the past 20+ years and if this new proposal goes through, he will no longer be able to purchase a tag. I wonder how Ontario residents would feel is the United States didn't allow Ontario residents to come hunt in the US without a guide service?

I can understand not letting nonresidents purchase a tag if they are using crown land without guide services. But for a nonresident who pays taxes, they should be able to use their land! The new proposal would make my father pay taxes on HIS land and then pay a guide to use their land as well. He will not be going through a guide service and has talked to many others who will no longer visit Ontario during this time.

This statement is on behalf of my father.