I would like to put forward a motion that reads as follows:
That the Committee hold at least one meeting as soon as possible to study the impact of listing the Atlantic Sturgeon under the Species at Risk Act (St. Lawrence populations) and that the Committee make recommendations regarding the possible ecological, cultural and economic impact of listing these populations under the Species at Risk Act, in accordance with the Fisheries and Oceans consultations ending on February 27, 2015, and that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House at the first opportunity.
The reason we would like the committee to look into this situation urgently is because the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, COSEWIC, recommended in 2011 that the species be declared endangered.