Mr. Speaker, the Minister of the Environment has announced an additional $1 million for the Centre for Wildlife Ecology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. This doubles the government's previous commitment.
This centre is celebrating 10 years of conducting vital research into migratory bird species, including the great blue heron, the western sandpiper, the brant goose and the marbled murrelet. The centre's work is crucial in protecting many endangered marine bird species.
This support for the innovative research at the Centre for Wildlife Ecology is just one more example of this government's commitment to supporting Canadian cutting edge research to ensure that we leave a better environment for future generations.
I ask the House to join me in congratulating the scientists and researchers at the centre on their past accomplishments and wishing them all the best in their future endeavours to protect and nurture our ecological treasures.