The proposal states the…

The proposal states the following:

“The SCA will continue to provide protection for species at risk and their core habitats.”

And lists the species being removed from the lists of protected species:

“the 42 aquatic species (fish and mussels) and migratory bird species listed as extirpated, endangered or threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act. This removes duplication for species already receiving protections federally. Activities impacting these species will still need to comply with the following federal legislation: the Species at Risk Act, the Fisheries Act, and the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994”

I have spent many hours attempting to reach anyone in the ministry who could answer my question on the above: Exactly how will those 42 species and their habitats continue to be protected, on non-federally regulated lands and water? Will the regulation specifically confer jurisdiction to the federal government on provincially regulated land and waterways? If not, how else will the province ensure that these 42 species will continue to be protected?

The proposal also states:

“Information submitted to the Registry may be made publicly available to support transparency.”

Under what circumstances would information NOT be publicly available? I note that transparency is not required of ministerial permits, and the the entire act would be exempt from section II of the Environmental Bill or Rights, so the public would no longer have the right to know how species are being harmed.