The Calgary Sun: Whale led astray

The Calgary Sun: Whale led astray

With all due respect to the beliefs of of Native Canadians, it is one thing to carry on with traditions much like I do with Christmas, but when that tradition or belief interferes with the wellbeing of an intelligent creature, one has to draw the line. It does not matter that an old man on his death bed says he is coming back as a whale, this cannot justify not reuniting a lost and lonely social animal with his/her family.

This is just another way in which religion and holding on to beliefs which should have been forgotten long ago interferes with doing what is right.

I would argue to the Mowachaht-Muchalaht tribe that even if their chief did come back as a whale, would that whale not not now require the company of his own. I hope this issue can be resolved in a timely manner as we now have the technology to fix a mistake that nature has made and in doing so save a life.