In the Globe and Mail, Tory hack Tim Powers opines thus:
"I am not very happy with the bureaucrats of Brussels and the nutters at PETA who have pushed for the EU sealing ban. Clearly, neither has a true understanding of the impact of sealing on northern communities nor an awareness of modern hunting practices which are much more humane. Not always a fan of regulation myself I can however attest that the Canadian department of Fisheries and Oceans has a solid base of rules governing the hunt. In fact, they are also omnipresent on the ice during the season to provide on-site adherence to the rule of law.."
Y'know, some months ago, a blowhard named Sean Hannity proclaimed from his Fox News bully pulpit that he would be more than willing to undergo waterboarding to prove that it was nothing more than a corrective sprinkling of patriotic holy water to cleanse the evil of terrorism. When challenged by a rival commentator to do just that - at the rate of $1000 per minute, for charity - crickets were heard. And they are still.
