Should Moose Vehicle Collisions be an Issue in the Newfoundland Election?

CBC released the results last week of an informal poll which sought public opinion on to what extent moose collisions should be an issue in the upcoming provincial election.  The percentage of positive answers out of the whole is 59.52%, meaning that a majority of respondents think moose collisions should either be front and centre, or one of the issues, during the upcoming campaign.

These results may not be scientific, but the issue is an emotional one and stands to influence the votes.  Something tells me there will be important developments for the moose issue, with opposition parties adopting their policies during the next week or so.

Part of the opposition parties' policies on the moose vehicle collision issue should be settlement of the class action.  In belatedly implementing their $5 million pilot project announced six weeks ago, the government has admitted that they have not been paying attention to this issue, and that more should have been done.  The 75 or so people who were hospitalized or killed due to government's neglect must not be forgotten.

The government would love the highway moose issue to go away, but something tells me the opposition votes "yes":  moose vehicle collisions should be an election issue.