One thing is that this report is an international report by veterinarians, and if the government can say that they put in place some of the recommendations, that may be an answer to some of the criticisms. I understand there are going to be some changes to the marine mammal regulations, including those concerning palpating for a crushed skull. If there were measures such as requiring training of the sealers or licensing of all the sealers, those might be ways of showing that the government is responding to some of the recommendations that have come from this independent group.
On October 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.