Mr. Speaker, in relation to the time that is available, I just want to say a very few brief words on the bill brought forward by my hon. colleague and friend from South Surrey--White Rock--Langley.
This kind of legislation should come forth from private members. It is an exceptionally well thought out, well developed bill. It shows a lot of initiative from the member concerned. It is also the type of bill we certainly can support.
One concern in Canada, in relation to the preservation of our wildlife in particular, is what goes on above and beyond the legitimate side of it. We could also talk perhaps about the same thing in relation to the fishery.
We can bring in all kinds of rules, regulations and quotas and as long as they are adhered to we say that everything should be okay. However nobody knows what goes on behind the scenes in relation to the amount of poaching, excess catching, selling under the table and the list goes on. Certainly in relation to our wildlife, that is the case. The more special, or endangered or rare a species, the more lucrative it is for the black market.
The only way to stop something like that is for individuals across the country to take an interest and arrange to police this matter themselves just by drawing awareness to the various authorities. We have 1-800 lines that people can call. We have agencies through which we can go without causing a stir or getting drawn into it. Consequently these are the types of things that individuals should do.
I have seen in my own situation too often where people exceed bag limits, where for example instead of one moose, there are five. It goes on and on. As these statistics are not registered, after a while it plays havoc with the number of animals left within that certain species.
Without belabouring the point, let me just say to the member that it is exceptionally well thought out legislation. Undoubtedly it can be modified even a little more to make it a bit better. No legislation is perfect and we always can improve upon all of it. However the basis of it is extremely good and we support it wholeheartedly.