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Lobbying offensive preceded approval for moving Marineland whales

Park, animal rights groups met with officials dozens of times ahead of export announcement

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

30 Jan 2026 • 4 min read

A beluga whale surfaces from a tank to be fed by an employee at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 9, 2023
More than a dozen lobbying meetings were reported by Marineland and animal rights groups leading up to Ottawa's decision to allow the park's 30 belugas and four dolphins to be moved to facilities in the U.S. (The Canadian Press/Chris Young) 

Carly Penrose
Carly Penrose

Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.

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