The following struck me as…

The following struck me as what the Province/Ministry deem as the prime reasons associated with the proposed consolidation of existing conservation authorities!

“The current system of 36 separate conservation authorities is fragmented, with each conservation authority following different policies, standards, fees and levels of staffing and technical capabilities. This has led to

1.unpredictable and inconsistent turnaround times for approvals across all conservation authorities, creating uncertainty and delays for builders, landowners and farmers seeking permits, and undermining

2.conservation authorities’ ability to protect communities from floods and natural hazards.”

The above highlighted observations 1. and 2. appear to be the only major benefits that the proposed consolidation of the authorities would provide but one should rationally not assume there would be any tangible benefits!

1. The province is responsible for setting the standards associated with those “approvals” so could easily focus on the “authority or authorities” and impose penalties on the governing municipalities who would be responsible for “setting the standards”! Consolidating those responsibilities for more “municipalities” would probably actually increase the delays!

2. It is unclear if this is meaningful without any specific examples of communities affected by “floods and natural hazards” that were deemed “preventable”! One would assume local conservation authorities would be much more “aware” of impending floods and natural hazards then those located further away from where those “floods and natural hazards” are happening!

Yours truly,

Parker
Common Sense Prevails