Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table two petitions.
The first is e-petition e-1269, which has over 1,000 signatures.
I would like to acknowledge Laurie Gourlay, the originator of this petition, who sadly passed away last fall.
This petition acknowledges the Salish Sea as an ecologically, economically, and culturally rich area which provides critical marine habitat biodiversity and essential ecosystems that have as much importance to nature as the peoples, regions, and nations which reside along this unique ocean environment.
Canada has promised to meet its international commitment to honour the United Nations sustainable development goals by protecting 10% of our coastline by 2020 and there is growing momentum.