The province called the lawsuit "frivolous," "an abuse of process," lacking "an air of reality," and applied to have the case dismissed, saying Todd Standing's statements of fact are ultimately incapable of proof.

"If this goes to trial... then we're going to smoke these guys. I have DNA. How can you defend against that?" 

An Alberta man is part of a group of people petitioning a California court to recognize the existence of the sasquatch.