It's funny. I came to Canada two years ago, and before arriving here, I was watching TV and I saw this show showing Canadian sealers using hakapiks. I was shocked. I was thinking: I'm going to a civilized country; why do they still use a big stick of wood to kill animals? I really felt that it was gross and brutal.
But now, if you take the rationale apart and you really go through comparative studies, based on scientific facts.... We were just discussing this, and we figured out that if you look at all the anatomical features of the seal, combined with different scientific studies, you understand, finally, that the hakapik is probably the most efficient and humane way of killing a seal. But it's totally unesthetic. That's true. But once again, we discussed in our group using another way. For me, if I had to compare the hakapik to the rifle, I would much prefer the hakapik. That's my personal opinion. I went to the gulf in 2005 where they used the hakapik. I didn't see any animals suffering. I went to the front in 2006 where they used the rifle, and I saw dirty stuff.
So I'm here not to judge or to show something, I'm here to say that the system can be improved. We can have an evolution of the system. It's a commercial hunt and it should be done by professionals in a professional way.