Mr. Speaker, I paid attention quite carefully to my hon. colleague's great speech on this issue. I know that in his riding, this is a major concern.
In our own self-interest as a species, in our own kind of egotism, we tend to forget that we share this planet and this universe with a lot more creatures than we sometimes keep in mind. Some of those are endangered. It is my understanding that the orca whale is endangered.
What impact do these plastics have on this endangered species? Once a species is gone, it is gone. Irreparable damage is done to creation.
I wonder whether my hon. colleague would have something to say about how these plastics put a certain species at risk.