Don White wrote:
First it was the lovely 'Sunita' from 'Coronation Street'. For the last
five years a star from that popular show has been invited to Halifax for
a get together with excited fans...
http://www.herald.ns.ca/Search/487365.html
and now Sir Paul is the latest celebrity to come here to beat up on the
fishermen who harvest seals on our coasts.
http://www.hfxnews.ca/
He'll have to be careful though. A couple of years ago Martin Sheen did
the same thing and almost met his own Apocalypse on Quebec's Iles de la
Madeleine. An angry mob surrounded his hotel, and Sheen beat a hasty
retreat on his helicopter after police were called in to protect him.
English superstars don't carry the same weight in French Quebec.

Maritime resources and ecology.

It's a sticky subject. We all share the same planet, but who has a
greater investment in decisions about the use of local maritime
resources than the people who live in a region?
Who will suffer the most from foolish waste or unwise management? To a
degree, it's important to respect local control and customs, but it
gets really confusing when the remaining resource for the entire world
is in one small location...

The seals kill off a lot of fish, so the humans kill the seals so the
humans can kill the fish instead... But to live, any animal must
consume other living things. Lots of complex issues here.

Darn glad to see the ecology of Britain in such good shape that Sir
Paul can now start on the rest of the planet.

Funniest line in the story: The 18-year old kid who asked "Paul
Who?..Sounds vaguely familiar..." Fame and stardom are *so* fleeting.