This is absolutely obscene. …

This is absolutely obscene. If there was ever a time to do MORE to protect wildlife habitats, it is now. We should never be considering to do less. We have already lost 29% of our bird population over the last 50 years.
Protecting nesting places alone is simply not enough. If habitat conservation is only to be achieved through voluntary measures, well, history has shown us that when people are given a choice to do the right thing, the majority will not.

Ontario’s threatened and endangered birds need plans for their survival and recovery. The proposed changes eliminate the requirement to develop recovery plans and propose no meaningful alternative. Without recovery plans, the new Species Conservation Program will not be able to set priorities, and businesses and the public will not have guidance on the most important places to protect and actions to take.

Indigenous leadership, voices, knowledge, and ongoing work on the land are critical for wild birds to thrive in sustainable ecosystems. The proposed legislation must respect Indigenous rights and the duty to consult.