Personally, after his comments, I'm thinking he's a bit of an idiot. I love his music, but I can't stand him. Saying Canada is one of the worlds most evil nations, up there with China, and drawing contrasts between the seal hunt and the Holocaust. Those are things that are just terrible, and only serve to weaken his case. I've lost almost all respect for him, and there's no way I'll be buying his solo albums anytime soon.
I'm not a fan of the seal hunt, but just because of his idiocy, I'm thinking of getting a shirt with a baby seal about to be bashed, and have "Morrissey's a Bitch" or something similar written on the back.