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Once we get three more directors elected, the Sierra Club will no longer be pro-hunting and pro-trapping and we can use the resources of the $95-million-a-year budget to address some of these issues.

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Paul Watson
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 2
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City of Toronto
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