I mentioned three ways of doing this.
I believe it is essential that first nations be consulted in order to give their free and informed consent. That is really important, especially because we are talking about animal species which are highly symbolic.
I am also closely following issues related to pesticides and GMOs. Those issues are linked. I don't think that Environment Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Health Canada can state that their studies are science-based if the science is not accessible. We have seen this in numerous instances, such as with Monsanto and the tobacco companies. Unfortunately, industries, as a rule, generally seek to make profits, whereas you, as our legislators, are charged with protecting the health of our citizens and our ecosystems and bringing in rules that protect us from these industries that sometimes cut corners.
We need an assessment of ecosystem contamination by genetically modified organisms, for example. We need free and transparent access to all the studies; otherwise, we can't possibly say that the assessment made by Health Canada or the Canadian government is correct.