Mr. Speaker, the protection of a species at risk is a value that all Canadians share. It should be the responsibility of all Canadians and not just a few. That is why the Progressive Conservative Party, industry and environmentalists all agree that social and economic considerations should be taken into account when designing the recovery plan for a species and not whether a species is at risk or not.
Why is it that this coalition of stakeholders agrees on a common front and this government believes that cabinet should determine whether a species is at risk or not?