I strongly urge the Ontario…

I strongly urge the Ontario government to cancel the province's appalling and cruel Spring Bear Hunt completely. There was NO legitimate rationale for the reinstatement of the spring bear hunt by the previous government and there is none now.

The vast majority of Ontarians do not hunt, nor do they support sport hunting. In fact, most Ontarians want our public lands to be free of this senseless violence.

And the erroneous suggestion by some that black bears are becoming too numerous or that they pose any kind of elevated danger to humans is baseless and not supported by evidence.

I urge the Ontario government to follow the lead of former Premier Mike Harris who put aside the special interests of hunting lobbyists in favour of following the science and the views of the majority of Ontarians.

I will VOTE accordingly in the next election.