Throughout our lives, we are…

Throughout our lives, we are taught to “protect the environment”. It was like the ultimate goal that we had and spent years improving our system, raising awareness, hoping that one day people will band together and make this happen. After seeing the proposals, it almost seems like the goal was forgotten, and replaced with modernized thoughts for the benefit of economy. This is could no doubt be a step back for Ontario if they were to be passed.

People often wonder why squirrels run away when you try to take pictures with them. Why birds automatically take off when we are too close. It’s almost like...they don’t trust us. They don’t have a reason to, really. Despite all the good that people do for these animals, whether they are endangered, injured, or simply running freely in their habitat oblivious as to what's coming, there are people out there whose terrible actions outweigh the ones of the good. Speaking of which, brings us back to the proposals. Many species will not only lose their homes, be harmed, but also sent on the express lane to extinction as the result of these proposals. One of the proposals include letting the developers pay a fund instead of following the requirements for on-ground compensation. What if every developer paid a fund to turn houses (that citizens lived in), into huge corporate buildings? And get this: no compensation for the people living in them? Doesn’t sound good does it? This is could happen to the species living on those grounds. If it’s not okay to do it to humans, then it’s not okay to do it to other species.

As a concerned citizen of Ontario, I strongly urge that you reconsider the proposal. We can do better than this. We ARE better than this. Here’s to a better Ontario.