Mr. Chair, this amendment adds a greater degree of precision in determining who may make the determination and assessment of animal welfare by specifying it must be a competent scientific team operating on a federal mandate. It adds species conservation, writ large, as an additional ground for approval consistent with the principle of animal welfare. The amendment proposes that Bill S-203, in clause 5, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 3 with the following, “interests of the cetacean's welfare, as determined by a panel of veterinarians and marine scientists designated by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans—”
On April 2nd, 2019. See this statement in context.