I am opposed to the…

I am opposed to the reinstatement of the spring bear hunt which was closed for good reason back in 1999.

The economic gains that our province outlines could be (but are not founded in good science) made from a renewed hunt are not a good enough reason to reinstate it - there are NO good reasons but definitely some good reasons to AVOID reinstating the spring bear hunt -- for example
Most hunters are non-residents who hunt by baiting bears
Many hunters at bait stations are unable to distinguish between male and female bears
Female bears are killed, including nursing mothers
Orphaned cubs – about five to six months old and typically weighing about five kilograms – starve to death or are killed by other predators
Despite the threat of large fines, regulations prohibiting the killing of females accompanied by cubs are unenforceable
I am opposed to reinstating the hunt. Our wildlife is Not For Sale. Our biodiversity is Not For Sale. Ontario is Not For Sale.