You gotta be kidding me.

[OldTimer]

Most of you know from my posts that I generally support the MNR, and our governments as best I can.

But this is over the top.

They catch a US citizen illegally using an Ontario Resident fishing licence for the last 20 years and he gets a $700 fine................. WTF......... where's the deterrent - or the penalty............ it's probably less than it would have cost for 20 years of buying the proper non-resident licence......................

Here's the article:

   

Here's the current non resident rates:

   


IMO - it should have been $700 times 20 years = $14,000. Now that's a deterrent!

Yours sadly,

OldTimer

Edit: up here we may have had EVERYTHING IN OUR POSSESION impounded and upon conviction - lost the boat, motor and all our gear as well...................

[Giuga10]

Wow... that's terrible.

Penalty should have most definitely been worse.

[MichaelAngelo]

Youch... kind of an expensive "slap on the wrist" approach while this person was clearly knowingly breaking the rules.

[zippyFX]

Sounds like he plead the deal out.... Trading off the cost of pursuing a more substantial fine with the cost of more lengthy proceedings.


Don't get me wrong, I think it is a sad state of affairs.

I wonder if the transcripts are available?

[OldTimer]

(09-03-2013 10:34 PM)zippyFX Wrote:  Sounds like he plead the deal out.... Trading off the cost of pursuing a more substantial fine with the cost of more lengthy proceedings.


Don't get me wrong, I think it is a sad state of affairs.

I wonder if the transcripts are available?

Perhaps - but I think this case is pretty much open and shut.

[mrclownprince]

Curious what the fine would be if it was a canadian caught in america?

[OldTimer]

More head shaking news:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/poli...e14795721/

[Eli]

(10-11-2013 03:30 PM)OldTimer Wrote:  More head shaking news:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/poli...e14795721/

Yep..another reason I'm glad I'll soon be living in Quebec. The only province to have outright banned fracking...the only province that actually invests in protecting (not selling off) natural resources..