"With an estimated population of 734,000"
If that's huge, I have a small bridge to sell you.
Versus:
"In the 1980s, an influx of immigrants from Hong Kong in anticipation of
the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, combined with an increase in immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from
Taiwan, established in Vancouver one of the highest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America."
"Today the
Chinese are the largest visible ethnic group in the city, with a diverse
Chinese-speaking community, and several languages, including
Cantonese and
Mandarin."
(source: wikipedia.com)
Good luck with that petition!
Most Americans wouldn't even know Canada existed if it weren't sitting on our heads.
Thanks very much for taking the time to let me know that Vancouver has a large Asian population... I think everyone on planet earth is aware of that.
If you want to get technical about it... the City of Toronto passed the ban 38-4... and Toronto DOES have a large Asian population...
(From Wikipedia)
City of Toronto, ON Canada - Population 5,072,075 (in 2006)
27% Asian population consisting of 1,390,530 people (again in 2006)
It was a breeze passing the ban in Toronto, so Vancouver shouldn't be a big issue. But truthfully this needs to be tackled at a federal level, and we're doing just that. We are taking this to the entire country - therefore even IF Vancouver didn't pass the ban, sooner or later all of Canada will be "Fin Free" therefore so will Vancouver! The wheels are in motion as we speak, and I look forward to Canada supporting the end of the finning industry.
I have to assume you're against this? Or not interested in seeing change? Why else would you choose to be soo argumentative? You think it's right that we kill 73,000,000 sharks a year... most of the time, just for their fins??? Slaughtering them to the point of extinction? (there are hundreds of species of sharks that are already extinct due to finning), simply for a soup? This is no different than the way we used to hunt for ivory tusks... you don't see much of that going on anymore do you? No, because we realized it wasn't right. A few stood up against it, then some more, and before you know it most of the world was aware of the issues surrounding the killing of elephants for their tusks. The issues surrounding sharks and the finning industry are no different (except on a much larger level). I'm in no way a "tree hugger" but if you really understood what was happening to our sharks, you would have to be pretty heartless to not care. The attitude you're taking is the exact opposite of what we need, and thankfully there are millions of people in this world that are standing up and really making a difference.
I have to also assume you don't care much for Canada either? Truth is, if Canada does pass this ban (like many other countries already have) then more and more will follow.
For the records - The United States of America is taking strides to end the finning industry as well.... this is from Wikipedia "In January 2011, President
Barack Obama signed the
Shark Conservation Act into law to close the loopholes of the 2000 Shark Finning Prohibition Act. Specifically, the new law prohibits any boat to carry shark fins without the corresponding number and weight of carcasses, and all sharks must be brought to port with their fins attached.
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