The Provincial Plan to amend…

The Provincial Plan to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 will weaken protections for species at risk and their habitats.
Allowing developers to pay into a fund instead of ensuring that species are not harmed will mean that more species will be further threatened or extirpated.
COSSARO membership should be limited to those with expertise in species assessment.
ESA protections must include all geographies. Protections for species in Ontario should be based on their status inside Ontario.
No activities should be permitted that would harm threatened or endangered species or their habitats.
The Minister should have consultations with independent experts before creating regulations that would further endanger a species. The Minister should not be able to suspend protections or to require COSSARO to reconsider its science-based listing decision.
Species at risk need protection now. Please do not allow delays for listing, planning and reporting on these threatened and endangered species.