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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Actress Pamela Anderson and a co-creator of The Simpsons received a frosty reception in St. John’s, N.L., on Tuesday as they tried to present a $1-million incentive to help end the East Coast seal hunt.

Members of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, representing sealers, shouted questions at Anderson and Sam Simon during a chaotic news conference outside the office of the Canadian Sealers Association.

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At one point, comic Mark Critch of This Hour has 22 Minutes showed up, offering Anderson $1-million to stop acting.

Simon offered a giant $1-million cheque to the Canadian Sealers Association and said his intention is to respectfully encourage governments to legislate an end to seal licences while protecting aboriginal hunts.

In a letter dated Tuesday to Eldred Woodford, president of the Canadian Sealers Association, Simon said he’s making the offer after the World Trade Organization upheld Europe’s ban on imported seal products.