Should the federal government help save the spirit bear?
The answer seems to be yes. A month after Canadian TV network CTV aired Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story, the made-for-TV movie on the life of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition’s founder Simon Jackson, the state of the spirit bear appears to be in the public spotlight once again. This time, its political. Canadian politicians – including the governing Conservatives and opposition Liberals – appear to be preparing to address the question of whether saving the spirit bear is a national issue and if so, what action should be taken to save the endangered bear. And with more than 1000 new members from across Canada joining the Youth Coalition’s efforts in the days following the airing of the CTV movie, it is clear that individuals from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Red Deer, Alberta recognize that this is Canada’s bear; that it is Canada’s obligation to protect the spirit bear. The Youth Coalition has long argued that from fisheries to biodiversity to climate change to endangered species to nat
