Pack Dogs and Broken Promises

Dear Friends, I am asking for your help to hold one of our politicians accountable for a promise she made to hunters in Alberta. On April 15, 2013, the following discussion took place in the legislature.

 

 "Ms Blakeman: There you go. Okay. I’m going to move on from the climate emissions and the CCS to a couple of odds and ends here. You and a number of us

 received questions about whether pack dogs were going to be allowed. I think that falls under SRD. Have you done anything about that?

 

 Mrs. McQueen: Yeah. I was actually surprised, hon. member. For those that don’t know about it, with regard to the pack dogs that actually just wasn’t allowed. So what I’ve directed the April 15, 2013 Resource Stewardship RS-299 department is: this is something that’s just common sense and that should be allowed, and let’s get moving on this. I was surprised that that didn’t happen already. It’s something I certainly wasn’t aware of. When those that were advocating for it brought it to my attention and to the ministry’s attention – in my mind it’s a nobrainer, and let’s just move on it.

 

 Ms Blakeman: Good."

 

 Sadly, it seems Mrs. McQueen was not good to her word and nothing has been done to legalize pack dogs in Alberta. I am asking if you would please take a few minutes from your busy schedules to send a letter to the new Minister of ESRD, the Honourable Robin Campbell and ask him to right this injustice immediately. Below is a sample email that you are free to use or please feel free to send him your own thoughts. Your email should go to: west.yellowhead@assembly.ab.ca; travis.ripley@gov.ab.ca; minister.energy@gov.ab.ca; draytonvalley.devon@assembly.ab.ca; ron.bjorge@gov.ab.ca; ifgazeley@gmail.com; ianstuart@cciwireless.ca; highwood@assembly.ab.ca; calgary.elbow@assembly.ab.ca; Edmonton.Centre@assembly.ab.ca and your own MLA.

 

 Sample letter:

 

 Dear Honourable Robin Campbell:

 

 I was very disheartened to learn that nothing has been done by your staff to legalize the use of pack dogs in Alberta despite promises by the previous minister of ESRD, the Honourable Diana McQueen that it would happen. I hope you will take actions to rectify this situation immediately and not allow it to become further mired down in bureaucracy. As Mrs. McQueen said, the use of pack dogs by hunters in Alberta is a no-brainer. Please do not allow this to be yet another broken promise made to the voters of this province.

 

 Yours truly,

 

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Thanks,

T.J. Schwanky