Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions this morning, both from residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands.
The first petition deals with an issue that has resulted in several private members' bills being presented before this place and remains unsolved. It is that while it is illegal in Canadian waters to fin sharks, it is still possible to trade and sell and offer for sale shark fins where the finning has taken place in other waters, and this contributes to the rapid extinction of many species of sharks.
The petitioners ask the House of Commons to deal with this gap.