I agree that the process…

I agree that the process needs an overhaul. A high percentage of public concerns are frivolous and or vexatious. My personal experience was the Conservation Authority holding up my building plans over a drainage ditch that dried up in the summer. Why do we have a separate Conversation Authority when it should all be under one Ministry.

Our biosphere is critical to human survival. Let's not be like the science refuting Republicans in the US.

Here is a quote from CNN about what happens when you allow unlimited growth. If this doesn't bring tears to your eyes you are heartless.

Decades ago, the water in Florida's Indian River Lagoon was crystal clear. Now, it’s dark and murky. Pollutants from water treatment plants and septic tanks on the edge of the lagoon have slowly leaked nitrogen and phosphorus into the water, one expert said. The pollutants have fueled algae growth in the water, which destroys sea grass — the main source of food for the state's beloved manatees. These gentle sea cows need to eat up to 100 pounds of vegetation a day, which is why between December 2020 and April 2022, more than 1,200 manatees starved to death, mostly in the northern part of the lagoon. “They suffered immensely and for a very long time,” Katrina Shadix, executive director of Bear Warriors United, said. “When a manatee starves to death, it’s an extremely painful process.” Now, local environmentalists are trying to save the manatees from going extinct.