Eug
Senior Member
City councillors want to ban shark fin soup
Councillors back proposal to ban shark-fin soup in Toronto
A broad coalition of politicians and activists has launched a campaign to ban the sale and consumption of shark fins within Toronto, a feat they hope will trigger a legislative domino effect across North America.
The fins are used in several Chinese delicacies available at restaurants throughout Greater Toronto, but the often cruel methods used to harvest sharks have prompted conservation groups and politicians around the world to call for an end to their consumption.
I've had shark fin soup before and it ranges from bleah to extremely tasty, depending upon the quality of the shark fin and the restaurant serving it.
However, since the collection of shark fin is often wasteful and inhumane (insharkane?) then I'm fine with a ban, but I don't think it should be a city-based ban. These things should be federal, not up to a bunch of city councillors IMO. Yeah, these things need to start somewhere, but nonetheless I am uncomfortable with having city council doing this sort of stuff. Furthermore, it seems to be an extremely selective proposed ban, leaving stuff like fois gras on the menu.
A couple of the comments on the article summed it up quite nicely:
Whither Canada: Can I PLEASE just get my potholes fixed?
Kanada-USA: fill them with shark fins.
But seriously, in Chinatown, I've seen folks fixing their own potholes with asphalt.
Councillors back proposal to ban shark-fin soup in Toronto
A broad coalition of politicians and activists has launched a campaign to ban the sale and consumption of shark fins within Toronto, a feat they hope will trigger a legislative domino effect across North America.
The fins are used in several Chinese delicacies available at restaurants throughout Greater Toronto, but the often cruel methods used to harvest sharks have prompted conservation groups and politicians around the world to call for an end to their consumption.
I've had shark fin soup before and it ranges from bleah to extremely tasty, depending upon the quality of the shark fin and the restaurant serving it.
However, since the collection of shark fin is often wasteful and inhumane (insharkane?) then I'm fine with a ban, but I don't think it should be a city-based ban. These things should be federal, not up to a bunch of city councillors IMO. Yeah, these things need to start somewhere, but nonetheless I am uncomfortable with having city council doing this sort of stuff. Furthermore, it seems to be an extremely selective proposed ban, leaving stuff like fois gras on the menu.
A couple of the comments on the article summed it up quite nicely:
Whither Canada: Can I PLEASE just get my potholes fixed?
Kanada-USA: fill them with shark fins.
But seriously, in Chinatown, I've seen folks fixing their own potholes with asphalt.
Last edited: