Posted By: Mira Trapper
What are they going to do??? - 07/30/08 12:22 AM
The European Union banning products from a nation that MUST harvest an over abundant population of seals??? The ARA lies just keep steam rolling along and stupid politicians seem to be like cowards afraid to challenge the lies.
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa must stand up to EU, minister says
Seal product ban; Ottawa wasting time negotiating: Taylor
RICHARD DOOLEY,
Canwest News Service
Thursday, July 24 2008
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=53d6d93e-5411-42cb-8907-c8d922a6e507
Newfoundland Fisheries Minister Trevor Taylor is angry the federal
government isn't reacting more forcefully to a proposed European ban
on seal products that could have devastating consequences on thousands
of people who depend on the annual hunt to augment their income.
The proposal stops short of calling for a total ban. Instead, the EU's
executive body proposes products from the 900,000 seals hunted each
year should be accepted in the EU only with guarantees that the seal
had been killed as humanely as possible.
Actually the number is 900,000 every three years as the median catch is 300,000 seals every year.
Reacting to the news - a move that could take the European Parliament
months to pass - Taylor said the federal government is wasting time
trying to negotiate.
Taylor is calling for Ottawa to commence trade action through the
World Trade Organization should the European legislation be adopted.
"It's time for the rubber to hit the road."
Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn issued a statement saying
Ottawa supports Canada's sealing industry and discussions will soon
start with the Europeans to map out exemptions to the proposed
legislation.
"Once again, we would like to caution European decision-makers:
Adopting broad regulations to ban products from a responsible,
sustainable and well-regulated hunt is a slippery slope. To bow to
misinformation and emotional rhetoric in restricting the trade of
humanely harvested animals would set a dangerous precedent for all
wild hunts," Hearn said.
Touring Europe to make Canada's case for the seal hunt, Canadian
fisheries ambassador Loyola Sullivan said he expected a "very lengthy
process" to follow yesterday's announcement - one that could include a
visit by EU parliamentarians to Canada this fall - before a ban comes
into effect.
Animal rights groups applauded Europe's move but say it falls short
since it allows exemptions for products obtained from hunts that can
show seals did not suffer unnecessarily.
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa must stand up to EU, minister says
Seal product ban; Ottawa wasting time negotiating: Taylor
RICHARD DOOLEY,
Canwest News Service
Thursday, July 24 2008
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=53d6d93e-5411-42cb-8907-c8d922a6e507
Newfoundland Fisheries Minister Trevor Taylor is angry the federal
government isn't reacting more forcefully to a proposed European ban
on seal products that could have devastating consequences on thousands
of people who depend on the annual hunt to augment their income.
The proposal stops short of calling for a total ban. Instead, the EU's
executive body proposes products from the 900,000 seals hunted each
year should be accepted in the EU only with guarantees that the seal
had been killed as humanely as possible.
Actually the number is 900,000 every three years as the median catch is 300,000 seals every year.
Reacting to the news - a move that could take the European Parliament
months to pass - Taylor said the federal government is wasting time
trying to negotiate.
Taylor is calling for Ottawa to commence trade action through the
World Trade Organization should the European legislation be adopted.
"It's time for the rubber to hit the road."
Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn issued a statement saying
Ottawa supports Canada's sealing industry and discussions will soon
start with the Europeans to map out exemptions to the proposed
legislation.
"Once again, we would like to caution European decision-makers:
Adopting broad regulations to ban products from a responsible,
sustainable and well-regulated hunt is a slippery slope. To bow to
misinformation and emotional rhetoric in restricting the trade of
humanely harvested animals would set a dangerous precedent for all
wild hunts," Hearn said.
Touring Europe to make Canada's case for the seal hunt, Canadian
fisheries ambassador Loyola Sullivan said he expected a "very lengthy
process" to follow yesterday's announcement - one that could include a
visit by EU parliamentarians to Canada this fall - before a ban comes
into effect.
Animal rights groups applauded Europe's move but say it falls short
since it allows exemptions for products obtained from hunts that can
show seals did not suffer unnecessarily.