Jane Goodall Act: are good intentions good enough?

In its effort to phase out bad zoos, the legislation threatens to sweep up some of Canada’s great accredited zoos in the process.

There’s no question that, if passed, Bill S-241 would radically alter the landscape for zoos and non-domestic animals held in human care in Canada, writes Sen. Don Plett. Unsplash photograph by Jackie Park

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR DON PLETT

October 4, 2023

Since its 2022 reintroduction in the Senate by Progressive Senator Marty Klyne, the Jane Goodall Act (Bill S-241) has garnered a fair amount of interest. Some of this is undoubtedly due to the fact that Jane Goodall herself has endorsed the legislation, but it is also reflec...

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