Madam Chair, during the previous Parliament I had the privilege of serving as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. In that role, I spent a lot of time working on conservation and came to learn about a massive potential extinction event when it comes to our biodiversity across the planet. Over the past 50 years alone, two-thirds or more of the world's wildlife has vanished. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has a responsibility to protect biodiversity within our oceans. In particular, on the east coast with the North Atlantic right whale and on the west coast with the southern resident killer whale, I am curious if the minister can offer insight as to what measures we will be implementing so these national treasures will remain here for generations long after we are gone.
In the House of Commons on November 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.