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| It is estimated that 100 million sharks are killed each year for their fins alone. One-third of all shark species are threatened It's time to take action, Canada. It's time for an import ban. Sharks are an important apex predator in our ocean ecosystems. But shark populations are plummeting around the world largely due to the demand for their fins. Because of the high value placed on their fins alone, sharks are often killed by the practice of finning - where the fins are removed and the rest of the shark is thrown back into the sea, often still alive. The loss of sharks is an international conservation crisis requiring countries like Canada to implement measures that will help curb the demand for illegally harvested shark fin. By implementing an import ban, Canada will show global leadership in the fight to stop the harmful practice of shark finning and end our role in the trade of fins from threatened and endangered sharks. |
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Private Member's Bill C-380
My private member’s bill proposes a prohibition on the importation of shark fin to Canada. It would also enshrine in legislation Canada’s ban on shark finning. Read the bill here.
Read my speech and watch the first hour of debate here.
MPs will vote on second reading of Bill C-380 on March 27, 2013.
Second hour of debate (March 25, 2013)
In the Media
Tories promise wider shark fin ban Vancouver Sun, by Peter O'Neil
81% of Canadians back shark-fin import ban: poll Sun News, by Kristy Kirkup
100 million sharks killed each year, say scientists The Guardian
Endangered sharks and rays win a modicum of protection The Economist
Fin Donnelly on Bill C-380 Ban the Shark Fin Trade Animal Voices
Endangered shark fins sold in Vancouver: probe CTV News
VIDEO: Inside a shark slaughterhouse in China Toronto Star, by Bill Schiller
Imperilled: Shark populations in free fall throughout the world Vancouver Sun, by Larry Pynn
MP wants ban on shark finning Royal City Record, by Theresa McManus
NDP MP Fin Donnelly seeks Canada-wide ban on shark fins Georgia Straight, by Matthew Burrows
MP pushes to ban import of shark fins Coquitlam Now, by Eva Cohen
MP wants shark fin ban The Province, by Cassidy Olivier
B.C. MP diving in to ban shark fin imports The Province, by Staff Reporter
NDP Fisheries Critic wants to keep illegal shark fins out of Canada New Westminster News Leader, by Helen Polychronakos
Press Releases
City Councillors Join MP's Call on Federal Government to Adopt Shark Fin Import Ban (Sept 25, 2012)
NDP MP Fin Donnelly Congratulates Two BC Cities for Passing Shark Fin Bans (Sept 14, 2012)
Donnelly Congratulates Port Moody on Shark Fin Ban (May 23, 2012)
NDP Bill to Prohibit Import of Shark Fins (Dec 8, 2011)
Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for Ban on Shark Fins Imports (Oct 23, 2011)
Illegal Shark Finning Puts Oceans at Risk: NDP (Sept 26, 2011)
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