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Originally Posted by boah

I just received an answer from ACA on the question of them supporting the ban. Yes, they were involved in discussions and put suggestions forward. Their suggestions NEVER included banning spear or atlatl hunting. So, Minister Phillips quote below was a bit misleading. Surprize surprize. She maybe should have said, " the change is happening despite extensive consultations with hunting associations".

Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said the change is a result of extensive consultations with hunting associations, the Alberta Conservation Association and the Alberta Hunter Education Instructors’ Association.

“As an education-based group that supports legal and ethical harvest of wild game in Alberta, it is part of our mission to educate hunters to comply with all provincial hunting regulations. We support the government in this recent update to the regulations regarding equipment appropriate for hunting big game.”
Robert Gruszecki, president, Alberta Hunter Education Instructors Association

So it was really AHEIA that backed them all the way?