Canada defends seal hunt in appeal to ban exports to Europe [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Canada defends seal hunt in appeal to ban exports to Europe
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, March 17, 2014 16:49 EDT

Seal-hunters must have the same rights as fishermen, Canada’s Environment Minister Leonoa Aglukkaq insisted Monday, as her country battled a Brussels’ trade ban at the WTO.

Speaking on the sidelines of a World Trade Organization appeal hearing on the European Union’s ban on the import and sale of seal products, Aglukkaq blasted opponents of hunting.

“Everybody, every family is concerned on the territories in Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec and Nunavut,” she told reporters.

“Sealers have the right to make a living like fishers or farmers with the resources of the region,” she added.


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