This change represents a…

This change represents a damaging step backward for biodiversity protection in Ontario. By weakening habitat protections, increasing exemptions for development, and reducing the role of scientific expertise in decision-making, this proposal prioritizes short-term economic interests over the long-term health of Ontario's ecosystems and the survival of its vulnerable species. Such a policy shift risks accelerating biodiversity loss, undermining years of conservation efforts, and ultimately diminishing the natural heritage that benefits all Ontarians in the now and hereafter.