To the editor:
Re: "Shark fin protests continue at Sun Sui Wah," May 22.
The importation of shark fins is regulated by Environment Canada (for CITES) and CFIA.
Restaurants selling shark fins are running a legal business.
Activists who feel strongly about this issue should approach politicians to lobby changes in regulations. Until then, it's every individual's right and free will to eat shark fins - if he or she so chooses - without any harassment and interference.
I can only draw a parallel between this (shark fins) protest and the one at Pidgin Restaurant at Pigeon Park. Why would the former seem tolerable and even acceptable while the latter is not? In my opinion, the same bullying tactic used in both protests is socially unjust.
Stan Liu, Vancouver
