I do not agree with this…

I do not agree with this proposed change.

“Ontario is also proposing to create Canada’s first independent Crown agency proposed to be called the Species at Risk Conservation Trust, to allow municipalities or other infrastructure developers the option to pay a charge in lieu of completing certain on-the-ground activities required by the act.”

This is an out for developers to pay a fine to get around followIng parts of the act. Endangered species and their habitat should be protected not up for sale to developers for some money. Why even have an act then? If someone can just go ahead and pay a fine in lieu. Let’s make a comparison. Just start another trust for people to pay a fine if they don’t follow parts of the law, this is just like that. So if a person kills someone they just pay a fine in lieu since they didn’t follow the law. See how ridiculous that sounds. Some developers will just do whatever they want since there won’t be any reprocusions for followIng the act and protecting species. Horrible move by the government if this goes through. Not for the people. I am one person who wants animals around.