Mr. Speaker, over the past 18 years, over 6,000 animals have been killed by trains, cars and trucks in Jasper, Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. The victims include grizzly bears, a species classified as vulnerable in Canada, mountain lions, bighorn sheep and wolves. The explanation is that animals are attracted by grain spilled by trains. Then we have bighorn sheep and mountain lions taking refuge inside the Brulé Tunnel near Jasper.
There are solutions to stopping this wildlife carnage in the national parks. Canadian National Railways could repair leaking hopper cars, clean up spilled grain from the railroads and build fences near the Brulé Tunnel.
Wildlife must be safe and protected when moving in national parks and CN Railways has a responsibility to discharge in exchange for the privilege of using railway tracks through the pristine wilderness of our national parks.