I am opposed to reinstating…

I am opposed to reinstating the spring bear hunt for the following reasons:

Bear cubs will continue to be orphaned if the hunt becomes permanent. While it’s currently against the law to kill cubs and mother bears accompanied by cubs, mother bears often leave their cubs in trees when searching for food. If a mother is killed, her cubs will likely die slowly of starvation or be eaten by predators. There is little to no enforcement of the current hunting regulations. Hunters know that and the potential for abuse of a basically unchecked spring hunt is enormous and for no valid reason.

Bears don't reproduce very quickly even under favourable circumstances. To recklessly expose mother bears and their cubs to hunting will damage the very "sport" you are trying to encourage. It's morally wrong.

Hunting bears doesn’t improve human safety. Stopping human-bear conflict is achieved by educating people who likely will come into contact with bears. My spouse and I and a great many other people have lived and continue to live amicably alongside bears. We've not once felt threatened and have enjoyed, even cherished our encounters.

The government has said the economic impact would be neutral or positive, but has provided no evidence to support this claim. Where is the backing for such a statement? If you can't prove what you propose then you should go back and do your homework. This is a very serious matter and decisions should not be made based on mere wishful thinking.