New Westminster-Coquitlam MP Fin Donnelly has launched a petition campaign calling on the federal government to ban the import of shark fins to Canada.
Donnelly, the federal NDP's fisheries and oceans critic, believes Canada will show global leadership in fighting the practice of shark finning by implementing an import ban. He notes that sharks are often killed by finning, where their fins are removed and the rest of the shark is thrown back into the sea.
Donnelly recently presented a screening of the documentary Sharkwater. Filmmaker Rob Stewart attended the screening at Douglas College.
Anyone interested in signing the petition can do so online at Donnelly's website at www.findonnelly.ca.
