over 65 no more free fishing

[BIG MAC]

I think your missing the whole point....the MNR activities are largely funded my USER fees..ie, your licences etc....that way it is NOT a tax on taxpayers. Why should those who don't use the outdoors be expected to fund (thru taxation) for us to use the lakes for fishing.

The point is there are not getting enough funds to complete their mandate and are looking at ways to generate more operating capital....and if it's thru making 65+ fisherman pay $20 a yr.....why would anyone whine about it ?

Mike, the point I was trying to make was the ""generation thing"", I'll have to check ( when I have time ) but I was pretty sure there was a thread awhile ago how all our ""license fees"" went straight back into the big pot of money for them to spend how they see fit, not necessarilly on fishing or hunting related issues, but could be wrong on that front.

[Young Buck]

Does Mike pal even fish jk , As for the cost of hunting tags they far exceed a fishing license which has no age limits .I would choose to fish over hunting if cost was a issue and of course all funds go to supports the MNR right ...

[JJZ]

Now we have another TROLL here.

Trolling? No. A little tongue n cheek? guilt. I just don't see it as a big deal if someone over 65 has to buy a discount licence to fish. The generation that is turning 65 soon or has in the last 10 years is probably the most well off of any generation so a licence that works out to about $2 a month isnt going to hurt anyone. We arent talking about war widows here.
To answer some of the other comments, no I am not 16, Iam in my 40s. Obviously yes I was broad brushing with my comments Iam sure even back 30 years ago or so before catch and release was well known there were some conservationists. And the ones that were keeping everything they caught I dont blame them at all, it was the standard practice back then. My grandfather who I respect more than anyone, the one who started me fishing would be lumped into this group as well so trust me when I say I dont blame them, just simply stating a fact. Around that same time car seats for kid were optional doesnt mean you were a bad parent if you didnt use one, it was just the practice of the time.
Pay as you go type systems like this are good in my books and beat a general across the board tax increase any day. And lets hope there is a provincial governement change shortly and this is all a moot point.

[sawbill]

It isn't the obvious money grab that bugs my butt. Living in the north all I see is a continuously limited access to lakes that I fished when I was younger. So I'm paying licence fees that support commercial operations.
That's equal opportunity??

[heronk]

Not really a big deal in the current economic climate. However, some folks have waited 65 years to get something free out of the government........and now nothing.....lol.

[MikePal]

. However, some folks have waited 65 years to get something free out of the government........and now nothing.....lol.

What..at 65 they start to sent you a cheque every month...just use $20 of it to get out fishing

[gubbz]

Anyone who's okay with this needs an elastic band stretched around their head... So they can snap out of it.
It's the big foreign Corps. like Inco that ruined the fisheries not individual fisher-people. Fairly tax one Big Foreign Corp. (like GE) and we'd have all the revenue we'd need.

It's not okay to go after the little guy all the time. Take a stand!

[Bluebulldog]

Anyone who's okay with this needs an elastic band stretched around their head... So they can snap out of it.
It's the big foreign Corps. like Inco that ruined the fisheries not individual fisher-people. Fairly tax one Big Foreign Corp. (like GE) and we'd have all the revenue we'd need.

It's not okay to go after the little guy all the time. Take a stand!

Right. Manufacturing is leaving this province in droves because the taxes, and hydro rates are the highest in North America, and your solution is to raise the taxes on them?....

Economics 101.

[400bigbear]

No doubt that it will increase, 20$ for a year a fishing and countless of fish dinner it's cheap.

Maybe they should just increased the age to 75 instead of 65?!

lol . Maybe they should lower the age and to under 50 and charge you triple to offset the increase to seniors on a fixed budget . And since when is fishing ever cheap ? That comment is way out there .

TD

[greatwhite]

Should be free for 45.

lol . Maybe they should lower the age and to under 50 and charge you triple to offset the increase to seniors on a fixed budget . And since when is fishing ever cheap ? That comment is way out there .

TD