MP support for a wildlife trade ban grows
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We’re bringing this issue to the House of Commons.
Over 50,000 Canadians like you signed our petition asking Canada to commit to banning wildlife markets and the global wildlife trade at the G20 Leaders’ Summit last month.
We didn’t get the commitment we were hoping for from our federal government, but we’re making progress. The tremendous outpouring of support from Canadians helped us raise the profile of this issue among Parliamentarians and now an MP is helping us bring this issue to the House of Commons.
Conservative Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel-Garner has sponsored our petition so that it can be officially submitted into the House of Commons. Petition e-3015 calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to support the closure of wildlife markets and end the international and domestic trade in wild animals and products made from them that could aid in the spread of zoonotic diseases.
Having the petition formally tabled in the legislature is an important next step as it forces the government to take a position on it. Please sign the petition and ask your family and friends to do the same to demonstrate that there is strong Canadian support for government action.