Canadian Seal Hunt  April, 2008. EDM 1301  -       Canadian Seal Hunt.   Primary Sponsor  -  Mr. Jim Hood MP.  Lanark & Hamilton East Constituency. “That this House condemns the cruelty of the Canadian seal hunt; notes that over 1.5 million seal pups have been bludgeoned or shot to death since 2003; notes with concern that the hunt is subsidised and protected by the Canadian government; further notes that regulations to curb the suffering of these creatures are unenforceable; embraces the UK and EU ban on imports of harp and hooded seal products; and urges the Government to take a stand against senseless violence against seal pups.”