Just before we go to Mr. Cuzner, I have a point on taking of the seals in the water. A lot of the aboriginal hunt is conducted on the water, and I fail to understand the logic of not allowing gunners to shoot seals in the water. I've never accepted that they'd be lost. They are a fat animal, and I suspect that every single one of them would float. If they're shot properly, it should be a perfectly humane way to take the animal. They should be recoverable, although it may be more difficult to recover them. In particular, we have a huge grey seal population now in southwestern Nova Scotia, probably exceeding 30,000, that are colonizing on the coastline and the islands. About the only way you could take them would be in the water.
On October 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.