Canada fumbles on fin whales, sits out on CITES, and stalls on SARA
Government rhetoric about standing up for endangered species needs to be backed up with decisive action, both at home and abroad.
Two weeks ago in the House, opposition trade critic and NDP MP Don Davies, demanded to know why Canada was trading in the meat of highly endangered fin whales. Minister of Trade Ed Fast seemed a bit surprised by the question, but replied forcefully that “we stand up for the protection of e...
