Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the environmental situation that the minister has pictured is as rosy as he would lead us to believe.
I encourage every interested member of the public to obtain a copy of the environmental commissioner's report. It excoriates the federal government on its actions and its failure to deal with a wide range of environmental challenges.
I ask the minister if there will be any obligation on the government to deal with private landowners and the provinces to protect critical habitat.
Given that Canada is the third largest conduit for the trafficking of endangered species products around the world, a multibillion industry threatening species as far ranging as the Siberian tiger, the black rhino, and many fish of the sea, will the minister work with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice to develop a plan of action to address this serious problem?