Again, for Mr. Blackwood, the U.S. has been euthanizing pinnipeds in the Columbia River, yet two years ago our government banned the euthanizing of nuisance seals here in Canada. The reason for so doing was that we were told there were threats of trade sanctions against our seafood.
If the Americans are euthanizing nuisance seals, when they amended their own Marine Mammal Protection Act to let them do it, does it makes sense that our government banned that same practice? Is it a real threat?