@NStuff: If seal hunting is so humane, why is it that the hunters and the Canadian government go to such extremes to prevent observation and documentation by people opposed to the hunts, people who are not in the way and not jeopardizing the lives of the sealers? And if the seal hunt is so necessary for income, why is it that the Canadian government--the taxpayer--has to subsidize the hunts?

I am appalled at the way many Canadian people turn a blind eye to the barbarism taking place here year after year, in the name of either economic necessity or tradition, or both. Slave traders and owners, past and present, have used the same arguments to justify their actions. Those who don't parti...

@NStuff: If seal hunting is so humane, why is it that the hunters and the Canadian government go to such extremes to prevent observation and documentation by people opposed to the hunts, people who are not in the way and not jeopardizing the lives of the sealers? And if the seal hunt is so necessary for income, why is it that the Canadian government--the taxpayer--has to subsidize the hunts?

I am appalled at the way many Canadian people turn a blind eye to the barbarism taking place here year after year, in the name of either economic necessity or tradition, or both. Slave traders and owners, past and present, have used the same arguments to justify their actions. Those who don't participate directly but do nothing to stop the unnecessary suffering and slaughter are guilty by association.

There is no excuse for the government subsidy of the seal hunts. It is absolutely outrageous. Kudos to National Post for publishing this information.

C'mon, Canadians, stop looking the other way and do the right thing. Don't continue to be bullied by the sealers and the government. Demand that your government stop the seal hunts!