Good day, Please know that…

Good day,

Please know that opening up Ontario's land to agriculture and also weakening different laws that protect our species at risk is incredibly dangerous for our ecology. The proposal, in the beginning portion, makes a note of Ontario apparently being fortunate for having clear waters, air, and lovely landscapes. And I agree! But should this proposal be accepted and S.A.R protection laws be weakened, we will lose these wonderful things.

Please reconsider weakening these laws. I am all for being able to streamline the Species At Risk program, and completely support making it a more effective tool in conserving our wildlands, but loosening its intensity and weakening these laws would be terribly detrimental to the environment. Not only that, we run the risk of losing precious nature and vulnerable species.

I also recognize that opening up these lands to development and agriculture WOULD be beneficial for farmers and food production, but I further urge you to consider environmentally friendly options of doing these things in a more sustainable way.

Do the right thing and please, please do not weaken the Species At Risk act!