In reading media coverage…

In reading media coverage and the consultation materials posted it seems as though the impetus of reversing the prior plan to phase out these facilities entirely is driven by current facilities users who are facing increasing difficulties due to lack of availability and the eventual discontinuation of facilities as the licenses parties age out of operations and the licenses being non-transferable. This is undoubtedly frustrating. I can see how it would be difficult to partake in a seemingly authorized activity but have increasing barriers to access.

Despite the above, it think it is almost unquestionably true that these activities and this sport constitute animal cruelty. A Conservative government some 25 years ago started down the path to ending these practices in our province. We should not stop this process of moving away from animal cruelty. The solution to the mixed messaging and frustrations of users of the facilities is to act decisively and immediately prohibit their operations entirely and to ensure that organizations such as the Ontario Sporting Dog Association are prohibited by law from promoting such activities in any other fashion.