"The government is committed…

"The government is committed to balancing environmental protection with the need to support crucial infrastructure development that will benefit the economy"

Changing the Ontario Wetland Evaluation system not only goes against the government's claim of being committed to balancing environmental protection, but also exhibits the willingness of them to take shortcuts in order to achieve infrastructure development, negligent of the consequences that results from altering the landscape without proper evaluation. Wetlands serve as a critical geographical and ecological feature that not only benefit wildlife, but the humans around it by acting as a natural reservoir to reduce flood risk. Investing in cheaper public transit fares would be a better use of time than engaging in the "just one more lane" stance, which ultimately has been proven to be futile and appeals to the "induced demand" theory.