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{
"time": "2019-04-02 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Fin Donnelly (Port Moody\u2014Coquitlam, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Fin Donnelly (Port Moody\u2014Coquitlam, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5846943\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, sharks play a critical role in maintaining ocean health, but, shockingly, nearly a billion have been slaughtered since 2011. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5846944\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canadians expect us to be part of the solution to protect them, to ensure their survival. Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8884535\" href=\"/bills/42-1/S-238/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins)\">S-238</a>, important legislation, would do just that: prohibit the import and export of shark fins into and out of Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5846945\" data-originallang=\"en\">The bill is similar to my 2013 private member's bill, which had the support of the Liberal caucus but was defeated by only five votes. If we fast forward to 2019, the Liberals have enough votes to ensure swift passage of this important bill, However, in typical say one thing and do another Liberal fashion, government members are dragging out debate and hinting the bill needs amendments. Shame on them. Those stall tactics will ensure that Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8884535\" href=\"/bills/42-1/S-238/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins)\">S-238</a> will not pass before the House rises this June. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5846946\" data-originallang=\"en\">Sharks and our ocean ecosystems that depend on them cannot wait another election. The government has an opportunity to do the right thing here. Let us pass this bill, end this destructive practice and move forward on restoring ocean health.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5846943\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les requins contribuent \u00e9norm\u00e9ment \u00e0 la sant\u00e9 des oc\u00e9ans, mais, fait consternant, pr\u00e8s d'un milliard d'entre eux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 massacr\u00e9s depuis 2011.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5846944\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les Canadiens s'attendent \u00e0 ce que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s participent aux efforts visant \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les requins et \u00e0 assurer leur survie. Le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8884535\" href=\"/bills/42-1/S-238/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins)\">S-238</a>, une mesure l\u00e9gislative importante, vise justement \u00e0 atteindre cet objectif en interdisant l'importation de nageoires de requin au Canada et leur exportation \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur du pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5846945\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cette mesure l\u00e9gislative est semblable au projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire que j'ai pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 en 2013. Malgr\u00e9 l'appui du caucus lib\u00e9ral, ce projet de loi a \u00e9t\u00e9 rejet\u00e9 par une majorit\u00e9 de seulement cinq voix. En 2019, les lib\u00e9raux disposent d'un nombre suffisant de votes pour assurer l'adoption rapide de ce projet de loi important. Toutefois, fid\u00e8les \u00e0 leur habitude de dire une chose, mais de faire le contraire, les lib\u00e9raux font \u00e9terniser le d\u00e9bat et laissent entendre qu'il est n\u00e9cessaire d'apporter des amendements au projet de loi. Ils devraient avoir honte. \u00c0 cause de telles tactiques dilatoires, le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8884535\" href=\"/bills/42-1/S-238/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins)\">S-238</a> ne sera certainement pas adopt\u00e9 avant l'ajournement de la Chambre en juin prochain.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5846946\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les requins et les \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes oc\u00e9aniques qui d\u00e9pendent d'eux ne peuvent pas attendre une autre \u00e9lection. Le gouvernement a la possibilit\u00e9 de faire ce qui s'impose maintenant. Adoptons ce projet de loi, mettons fin \u00e0 cette pratique barbare et agissons pour r\u00e9tablir la sant\u00e9 des oc\u00e9ans.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/4/2/fin-donnelly-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/fin-donnelly/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4450/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10549217",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Shark Finning",
"fr": "L'enl\u00e8vement des nageoires de requin"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/4/2/",
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}
}