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...................