I oppose the proposed…

I oppose the proposed Species Conservation Act, 2025.

It undermines species protection, weakens environmental safeguards, creates corporate privilege over public interest, and violates Indigenous rights. Changes will cause irreversible harm to species and habitats. This is part of the systemic dismantling of environmental oversight that must stop. The changes prioritize short-term economic gain over long-term ecological and societal well-being.

Weakened Protections: the amendments will remove crucial safeguards for endangered species and their habitats, leading to further species decline and potential extinction.

Ecosystem Destruction: allowing the bill to pass will accelerate the destruction of critical ecosystems and natural beauty in Ontario.

Deregulation and Accountability: the legislation deregulates land use and natural resources, concentrating power in unaccountable private entities rather than ensuring democratic and public oversight.

Economic Misdirection: the idea that unleashing the economy is a path to prosperity is false, this is a dangerous allocation of public control to private actors for their own benefit.

Impact on Indigenous Rights: the bill violates existing Treaty and Indigenous rights obligations by disregarding the foundational principles of reconciliation and partnership.

Short-sightedness: the proposed changes are short-sighted, prioritizing short-term economic gain from development over the long-term health of the environment and the intergenerational stability of the province.