Mr. Speaker, I know that the Conservatives are not huge fans of science, researchers or knowledge, but I would still like to quote Martin-Hugues St-Laurent, a professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, who recently said, “The emergency order is amply justified. The federal government is simply implementing the legislation given the absence of a provincial strategy deemed effective enough to contribute to the species' recovery.”
I could also quote Alain Branchaud of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, who said, and I quote, “The emergency order proposed by the Canadian government is justified and measured. First and foremost, it's scientifically justified.” On this side of the House, we listen to science.