Mr. Chair, it's funny you should ask. 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.
We are suggesting 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, to do so; or
(c) conservation efforts relating to the protection of a vulnerable species.
(Amendment negatived)
(Clause 5 agreed to)
(Clause 6 agreed to)