Anyone else get the sense that the Harper Government sees all life - TopicsExpress



          

Anyone else get the sense that the Harper Government sees all life as commodities to be bought and sold? Scarcity increases value... 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. The papers show that 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. cbc.ca/news/world/canada-opts-not-to-block-international-trade-in-76-endangered-species-1.2867437
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:57:31 +0000

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