They have not done so. It's my hope and desire to recover these costs for taxpayers against the company owners.

I hope we can find a better location for these bear cubs than spending the rest of their days in the Calgary Zoo.

This whole case has been disturbing. We're reviewing procedures within the ministry about how we can monitor and regulate these companies.

I've told my ministry staff to work with the authorities in Alberta should it appear that we have an appropriate location for the bear cubs. I don't want bureaucratic red tape getting in the way of a good outcome for these two cubs.

We have not made a determination about where the bears will go. My goal is to find the best and most appropriate place for these bear cubs to live out their days.

But our wishes are like tinder: the flint and steel of circumstances are continually striking out sparks, which vanish immediately, unless they chance to fall upon the tinder of our wishes; then, they instantly ignite, and the flame of hope is kindled in a moment.