I very strongly disagree…

I very strongly disagree with your ministry’s proposal to allow aggregate pits and quarries in the habitat of threatened and endangered species throughout the region’s Natural Heritage System.Under existing rules, aggregates operations can already occur elsewhere in the Natural Heritage System, but not in the habitat of threatened or endangered species. Since the purpose of the Natural Heritage System is to protect biodiversity, the province must protect these lands from being dug up for pits and quarries

I am confused about the fact that your ministry does not seem concerned about destroying Ontario's Natural Heritage System. We can use aggregate to build all over our green space--roads, highrises, warehouses. People will have a place to live and roads to drive on, and a warehouse to unload stuff from China.

But what will be left of the richness and beauty of Ontario, when there are no longer other species sharing the space with us ? How easy will it be to grow food, when there are no native pollinators left? How will people relax when the green space has disappeared? Why is aggregate extraction being given a green light and biodiversity is of no interest to your government?