Month: January 2010

During her presentation in support of the Seal Hunt, DFO Minister Gail Shea was administered one ‘tofu pie’ to the face, courtesy of yet one more loser PETA member.

“It did certainly strengthen my resolve to defend Canadian sealers, the Canadian seal hunt and Canadian coastal families that depend on it,” Shea commented at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters.

More and more, I witness the once Not-for-Profit organization pulling childish stunts like this and it makes me chuckle. Surely anyone who needs to pie someone in the face, or spray a fur coat with red paint to garner attention, has nothing at all useful to say.

It made me chuckle even more the day – a few years back – when PETA was stripped of their Not-for-Profit status, when it was determined they had, in fact, been pocketing poor ‘misguided’ member donations. Yeah, that was a knee-slapper if I ever heard one!

I am glad to see that Gail Shea took the pie in stride, though, showing no apparent sign of weakness or lack of resolve. That is true strength of character, if you ask me.

So long as the ‘People for the unethical treatment of humans’ (PUTH) pull their childish pranks, the further into the ridiculous and sublime they spiral. 

The armpit organization of the world needs to take a long hard look at themselves for what they truly are – a bunch of ignorant, childlike do-gooders with too much time on their hands, and clueless as to how to run a fair fight.

Each pie or can of spray paint only serves as confirmation to the general public that these people have no merit what-so-ever, and evidently no taste either!

Who the hell eats Tofu pie?

Outdoorsguy

Just when you thought the long gun registry was all but on the way out, it looks like citizens will need to chip-in to help place the final nail in the Registry’s coffin!

Please read the below letter from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Dear Supporter:

When you told them to, they did. In November, opposition leaders let their MPs vote freely on Private Members Bill C-391 to end the long gun registry. Twelve NDP MPs and eight Liberals joined with Conservative MPs to pass the bill on second reading. But the process to make the bill law is far from over, and now a new twist means we need to speak up again.

Because Parliament was prorogued, the committee of MPs that must examine the bill has been dissolved. With your help, this can work to our advantage. Formerly, the Public Safety and National Security Committee was stacked with opposition MPs opposed to Bill C-391. But when Parliament resumes in March, party leaders can appoint new MPs to committees.

Our goal is to have the committee made up of a majority of MPs that support the bill so it can be passed back to Parliament for final reading in a timely and unfettered manner.

There are twelve seats on the committee, the Conservatives will appoint six; the Liberals, three; the NDP, one; and the Bloc Quebecois, two. If any opposition party appoints a single MP who supports C-391, the balance will tip towards the bill’s quick passage.

This is where you come in. CTF Federal Director Kevin Gaudet has written Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and NDP Leader Jack Layton asking that they each appoint one MP who is in favor of C-391. We need you to do the same.

Email Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff at [email protected] and NDP Leader Jack Layton at [email protected]. Encourage each to appoint to the Public Safety and National Security Committee one MP who supports Bill C-391. More contact info is available here.

Pass on this e-mail along to others and regularly check our “End the Long Gun Registry” campaign page for updates.

–Kevin, Lee, Troy, and the rest of the CTF team

Want to support our work? The CTF is entirely funded by free-will, non-tax deductible donations — no large corporate, union, or government sources. Our small staff ensures that every donation goes a long way! Chip in here.

Much thanks to Gordon Atkinson of the Osgoode Fish, Game and Conservation Club for providing me with an official statement on the Great Coyote Cull Contest:

OSGOODE  TOWNSHIP  FISH, GAME and CONSERVATION CLUB: A Proud Affiliate Club of the OFAH

The Osgoode Township Fish, Game and Conservation Club (OTFGCC) is a volunteer organization which exists to promote an interest in the outdoors.  Over the past 20 years the club has been actively involved in the community of Osgoode Township raising funding and hosting community projects such as the Annual Kid’s Fishing Day, a Family Ice Fishing Day, the funding of local children’s sports teams, the installation of new lighting and a dock at Taylor Park, Big Buck Contests and the building and running of a Club Ice Fishing Shack.  Conservation projects have included things such as erecting Osprey nests along the Rideau River and constructing wood duck boxes throughout the township.

Over the last few years, the Township of Osgoode has seen a dramatic increase in its coyote numbers. The growing coyote population is not only a local problem, but also a provincial-wide problem that the Ontario Government doesn’t seem to want to address.  The costs of ignoring the problem are, however, starting to add up.  In 2008, coyotes killed 4829 (reported) livestock in Ontario resulting in $965800 in compensation paid by the Provincial Government to farmers.  Ontario is not alone with regard to the ‘nuisance’ coyote problem.  The Saskatchewan government currently offers a $20 bounty as part of their Coyote Control Program to help farmers and ranchers who are having trouble with coyotes killing their livestock.    

To support our local farming community and to address the local problem of coyotes that are killing livestock, pets, and endangering the rural public, the OTFGCC initiated “The Great Coyote Cull Contest”.  Culling is the process of removing animals from a group based on specific criteria. This is done in order to either reinforce certain desirable characteristics or to remove certain undesirable characteristics from the group. For livestock and wildlife, the process of culling usually implies the killing of animals with undesirable characteristics.  In accordance with the definition of the word ‘cull’, we are hoping that the coyote contest will help to reduce the number of ‘nuisance’ coyotes in Osgoode Township.     

In the September 2009 O.F.A.H. News Update, O.F.A.H. Biologist Ed Reid “suggests that the increase in coyote-human conflicts reflects two things: when prey is abundant, coyote numbers increase.  Reid also thinks coyotes and ‘brush-wolves’ appear to be losing their natural wariness in areas where they are not hunted.”  Reid is then quoted as saying that “[t]he greatest benefit of hunting coyotes may not be the reduction of their numbers, but the impact hunting has on their ‘education’.  Hunted coyotes are more wary of people and our enterprises and livestock.” 

Stringent laws regulate what, when, where and how a person can hunt. Only people who have completed an Ontario Hunter’s Education Course Exam, a Canadian Firearms Safety Course Exam and who have purchased an Ontario Small Games License may participate in the contest.  The season for coyotes in Osgoode Township is open year round and there are no limits on the number of coyotes that can be harvested.  Hunters need to be aware of the City of Ottawa Discharge of Firearms By-law no. 2002-334 and its boundaries before going hunting.  Furthermore, licensed trappers can also harvest coyotes for the contest. 

To enter “The Great Coyote Cull Contest” licensed hunters and trappers are to bring their coyote and $2.00 to The Old Co-op in North Gower.  Participants will be given a ballot to be entered into the draw.  First prize is a Mossberg model535 AP shotgun. Second and third placed prices are also geared towards coyote hunting. Contest winners will be announced Monday March 15, 2010.  For further information regarding the OTFGCC and our activities please see our website at http://www.ofah.org/ZoneF/Clubs.cfm?A=Osgoode

Sincerely,

Gordon Atkinson

President

Osgoode Township Fish, Game and Conservation Club