Conservative Ernie Isley of the Ralph Klein cabal blew off the experts that said feral pigs are a threat because of disease and escapes that became invasive elsewhere, and they passed Bill 31 the Livestock Industry Diversification Act in 1990.
Now maple maga Alberta farmers, who worship every utterance from their conservative cult leaders, are suffering the harms predicted by the experts. The farmers suffer economic harm and Albertans will now spend countless millions to try to fix the preventable problem, with no guarantee of success. These invasive feral pigs (they are livestock not wild - wild is marketing BS) cause over $1B in damage to Texas annually.
Ernie got a "FIFA peace medal" from the King for his dirty deed when he should be getting an award for his pigheadedness and a bill for costs. He owes us.