Mr. Russell, my fellow MP from Newfoundland, also broached the subject of the seal hunt. I am very interested in finding out about the department's strategy and action plan for addressing the disinformation campaign. The actions of the department are being called into question. People are criticizing the department for being irresponsible and for mismanaging a resource, namely seals.
One of the new tools that we now have to counter this campaign is a film called Seals, The Movie. As it so happens, this documentary was filmed by a resident of the Magdalen Islands and co-produced by a New Brunswicker. If the department bought the rights to this documentary, it could eventually use this production to inform people about the seal hunt. While I think embassy officials can do a good job informing people, I also believe that we need some information tools. Pamphlets are all well and good, but they are not enough. We need visual tools, because we are fighting a war of images.
Have you considered buying the rights to this documentary? If so, where do things stand? If you haven't considered doing this, why not?