What advantages or positive things does Canada get from the seal hunt?
Really Canada gets very little that is positive from the seal hunt – just CAN$10 to $20 million, most of which goes to skin processing companies and sealing boat captain.s On the contrary, Canada receives a great deal of bad press because of the seal slaughter. It does not receive much in the way of income and the seal hunt contributes practically nothing to the Gross National Product of the country. On the contrary, the hunt is a negative drain on the economy because of tax dollars spent to subsidize it.
