THIS is NOT the Canada I choose for! Recently released documents indicate the federal government has reservations about restricting international trade in endangered species — more of them than almost any other government on Earth . . Canada has opted out of nearly every resolution to protect endangered species taken at last years meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Delegates from 180 countries voted to extend protections to 76 plant and animal species from soft-shelled turtles to tropical hardwoods. Canada, however, filed reservations against all those motions, meaning Canadian trade in those species will continue as normal. Its unprecedented, said Sheryl Fink of the International Fund for Animal Welfare . . .Canadas 76 reservations, all filed in 2013, dwarf those of other nations. Over the entire 39-year history of the treaty, Iceland has filed 22 reservations; Japan 18 and the United Kingdom eight. The United States has filed none . . .Canada, as with many other parties to the convention, requires additional time to make the necessary regulatory changes, [Environment Canada spokesman Danny Kingsberry] said in an email. These reservations are technical in nature . . . and were made to allow Canada sufficient time to amend its domestic legislation to reflect the changes. . ..There is no logical explanation for Canada to place reservations on all of these species, and no plausible excuse for a 20-month delay in updating our legislation. cbc.ca/news/world/canada-opts-not-to-block-international-trade-in-76-endangered-species-1.2867437
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 08:41:54 +0000
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