The Seal Hunt

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.

Mr. Powers, along with Ministers Day and Shea, et al, if challenged to similarly subject themselves to the humanitarian and sustainable administration of the hakapik would also, in all probability, demur in like fashion.