"Why start at sharks? Why not do the same with beef, chicken, pork, lamb, fish, shellfish, mollusks, wild game, roadkill?"
Coun. Pam Bookham argues that while harvesting shark fins for soup may be barbaric, the city has no role in regulating food consumption (from a June 24 news story).
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"Big industry wins big time on this, but the other people that use the resources aren't being consulted, and they're ignoring their scientists who are saying: 'Don't go down this road.'"
John Werring, an aquatic habitat specialist with the David Suzuki Foundation, accuses the Conservatives' omnibus bill C-38 of shutting out scientists in favour of business concerns (from a June 27 article).
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"We're spending $6,500 to be politically correct."
West Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith makes a case against investing in charging stations for electric vehicles in the district before being outvoted by council (from a June 29 news story).
