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| Canada's commercial seal hunt protested on nation's birthday
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OTTAWA — One of the biggest celebrities on Parliament Hill Wednesday capitalized on the opportunity to speak out against Canada’s seal hunt.
Clad in a powder blue T-shirt with an image of a seal pup drawn on it, Sarah McLachlan condemned Canada’s commercial sealing industry, calling it “perverse and sick.”
McLachlan, the musical headliner at the Canada Day festivities in Ottawa, told CTV news she sees no reason that the hunt should persist.
“It’s terribly inhumane,” she said. “It’s archaic and horrible and I want it to stop.”
Lindsay Rajt, a spokeswoman with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said the organization was “absolutely thrilled” to see McLachlan perform in one of its “Save the Seals” T-shirts around the same time PETA members across the world were preparing to demonstrate against the Canadian seal hunt.
continued: »www.canada.com/news/national/Can···ory.html
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Wolfie00
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| Sarah Mclachlan has been recognized and celebrated nationally and internationally for her contributions and support of both humanitarian initiatives and animal rights.
If you don't like it, too bad. What have you done for humanity lately?
said by »www.dosomething.org/blog/celebsg···ian-hero :
[Sarah Mclachlan] is known for her humanitarian contributions to charities and organizations both nationally and internationally that often uses music to promote social change.
In 1997, Sarah founded the Lilith Fair, a touring concert festival that showcases and promotes women in music and has since raised over $7 million for charities and women's shelters across North America. In 1999, she founded the Sarah McLachlan Foundation to help bring music to young Canadians, especially in underprivileged areas; and in 2003 she created the first Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach that offers students free high-quality music lessons, educational workshops, and mentorship and support networks to encourage children to explore music and learning. Lastly in 2004, Sarah created a Grammy Award nominated video for the single "World on Fire," which donated $150,000 of its production budget to 11 charities including CARE, Engineers Without Borders, Help the Aged, and Warchild and Heifer International.
And who could forget Sarah's emotional TV ad that featured her multiplatinum hit song "Angel" to promote the BC SPCA's animal adoption campaign? Since 2006, Sarah has been a spokesperson for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, raising awareness for animals that have suffered abuse and neglect.
"I am honored and humbled to receive the Alan Waters Humanitarian Award," Sarah said of the soon-to-come accolade. "I feel so lucky and blessed in my life and giving back feels right and good--it's the best way I know to thank the universe."
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Raptor
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London, ON | reply to Bitwise
Granted Wolfie, but it really doesn't really seem like the appropriate venue for her to get on her soapbox. But that's just my opinion.
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Last Parade
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| said by Raptor  :Granted Wolfie, but it really doesn't really seem like the appropriate venue for her to get on her soapbox. But that's just my opinion. don't stare too deeply into the Wolfie00 vortex |
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digitalfutur
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Odd, when one attends a concert, the idea is to hear music, not a political speech. But of course if you agree with the content, as you do, no problem right?
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Wolfie00
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| A world-renowned Canadian artist and humanitarian with the power to draw enormous concert fees was performing free at a public event. She said a few words in support of a significant issue that is staining Canada's image in the international community -- it was hardly a "political speech".
And I'd be happy to refund to our anonymous troll the free cost of admission, if he had actually been there. 
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Sarah McLachlan is perverse and sick, her views suck about as bad as her music does. She had ZERO business bringing her small minded elitist views to a Parliament Hill Canada Day concert, heres hoping she never gets invited back 
Hackapics have been banned, didn't she know...not that she cares, just another elitist who won't rest until her opinion is enforceable on others. |
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davidl
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said by Wolfie00 :If you don't like it, too bad. What have you done for humanity lately? She's not doing it for humanity, she's doing it for the seals...seals aren't human.
As far as humanity goes, what about all the maritime fisherman that have gone to starve because the exploding seal population has eaten all the fish? Whole communities that once thrived are whithering away. Aren't they a part of actual humanity? If it came to a choice between dead fisherman or dead seals, who would you choose?...whoever Sarah McLachlan told you to? What qualifies Sarah McLachlan to make a decision like that?
As far as Sarah McLachlan goes, she's a species traitor if you ask me...we should strip her of all her humanly possessions and make her go live with her buddies the seals. |
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said by Wolfie00 :A world-renowned Canadian artist and humanitarian with the power to draw enormous concert fees was performing free at a public event. She said a few words in support of a significant issue that is staining Canada's image in the international community -- it was hardly a "political speech". Being that no one would pay money to hear her political speech, it seems fitting that it was free. |
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Bitwise
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I didn't know she performed for free. Link?
I still share the opinion of others in this thread that there's a time and a place for activism. While you're performing on Canada's birthday is not it. |
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Bitwise
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said by Wolfie00 :What have you done for humanity lately? I farted into a jar and saved it - one toot saved by me, one less methane+CO2+etc. emission our poor planet has to deal with. |
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said by Wolfie00 :A And I'd be happy to refund to our anonymous troll the free cost of admission, if he had actually been there. I was there. I saw it and saw her.
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Tenar
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I think she doesn't understand the issue.
All she sees are baby pups (which aren't killed) why isn't she wearing a baby deer shirt? Same thing.
How about a baby bear shirt? How about a baby moose shirt? How about a shirt with ducklings? How about a shirt with fish eggs?
Does that stuff "tarnish" the canadian image?
In fact, the only think that is tarnishing the image is mis-information like is printed on her shirt. The pups are not killed so why wear one on the shirt? Protesters like her tarnish the image of the seal hunt. |
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Wolfie00
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said by davidl :She's not doing it for humanity, she's doing it for the seals...seals aren't human. That's not what I said. I said Mclachlan has been recognized and celebrated nationally and internationally for her contributions and support of both humanitarian initiatives and animal rights. It's all part of the same values. We would be a better nation and a better people if we more fully shared those values -- if we had more people like Sarah and fewer of the kind exemplified by some of the barely literate trolls opining here.
Fortunately, Canada's culture mostly does reflect enlightened values of compassion and empathy and we are seen that way around the world, but the seal hunt is an incongruous example of where we are still tolerating a practice from a primitive and barbaric past that should be a source of shame to all Canadians. Canada's birthday was a perfectly appropriate time to remind us of that. Clearly some here feel that the seal hunt is just peachy, but I would hope that even they can understand that we protect the right to freedom of expression in this country.
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digitalfutur
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| It's not about freedom of speech, it's when it's appropriate to exercise it. A captive audience gathered under false pretenses is not the appropriate time.
It seems you will only understand that when such speech is delivered with content that you don't like. A music concert is never a good venue for political speeches, left or right, unless the attendees have been made aware it prior.
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Bitwise
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said by Wolfie00 :We would be a better nation and a better people if we more fully shared those values -- if we had more people like Sarah and fewer of the kind exemplified by some of the barely literate trolls opining here. Why are all anonymous users abused like this? Why is this permitted? Twice in this thread from the same member.
I've read the definition of "Trolling" and a "Troll" here. I don't think my posts remotely qualify. None the less, long time members are allowed to throw out personal insults and attacks along with a healthy dose of rambling rhetoric.
As for my literacy, I'm not the one incapable of basic reading comprehension. Is Wolfie00 not aware that everything he has babbled about is off topic? |
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Same old
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Same old...
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urbanriot
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St Catharines, ON | reply to Bitwise
Red blood on white fur and snow is a ghastly image for women to grapple with.We really should have a law against killing cute animals so we do not offend women and overly sensitive men. |
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Tenar
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said by Wolfie00 :Fortunately, Canada's culture mostly does reflect enlightened values of compassion and empathy and we are seen that way around the world, but the seal hunt is an incongruous example of where we are still tolerating a practice from a primitive and barbaric past that should be a source of shame to all Canadians. What is the difference between hunting seals and hunting anything else? (deer, bears, fish, rabbits)
What is the difference between eating beef and eating seal meat?
What is the difference between wearing leather and wearing seal fur?
Canada also has an image as vast area for hunting and fishing. How does the seal hunt tarnish that image?
I will never be ashamed of my seal hunting heritage, but I am ashamed to call people who make statements like the above my fellow countrymen. |
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Four Eyes
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Canada | A lot of it has to do with the optics of the actual hunt. |
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