LEJ asks a good question. Alternatives to fur have been around for a long time.

The people of Newfoundland--and to a similar degree the fishers of NS and NB have been hit by it all, too, Right now the biggest city in Newfoundland is Ft McMurray. There are real people who have been hit by the excesses of various industries--fisheries being one of them. They've (many countries using their draggers and factory ships)taken too much cod and that fishery died. Others will follow. And the people will fall deepr and deeper into poverty, no offense to my eastern friends. When FPI fell, so did many of my friends. This is about human lives/families/futures. Hibernia will help the oil company and provide some jobs, but not enough and too late. So I have no answer.