Unfortunately, here, once again, the act is unaceptable. If citizen access to the courts is entirely dependent on a Minister's completion of an investigation, imminent threats on an emergency basis will be immune from judicial intervention. 60have a new sub-section added. That would create some opportunity for citizen action when governments have failed to act. Future generations of Canadians will not thank us for a bill that created the impression of action while species went extinct.
Extinction is too critical a prospect to be made the subject of political gamesmanship.
Only the Parliament of Canada can act for the people who elected you. Ninety per cent of Canadians want strong endangered species legislation. It is within our reach. Please, be bold.