Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to present a petition from residents of Saanich—Gulf Islands speaking to the high degree of endangerment of the southern resident killer whale population. This population of orcas is listed as highly endangered under the United States endangered species law, as well as under the Canadian Species at Risk Act. The petitioners ask that there be immediate action to limit acoustic and physical disturbances in the critical habitat of the southern resident killer whale by increasing vessel approach distances to 200 metres from the current 100 metres and taking other measures to keep this species from going extinct.
In the House of Commons on June 11th, 2018. See this statement in context.