This looks like the next…

This looks like the next step in Doug Ford's push to eliminate conservation authorities entirely. He hates them because they protect the environment. He sees the environment and environmental protection as impediments to growth and business.
This is also another sop to his landowner rights supporters who hate conservation authorities because they prevent landowners from doing whatever they want on their lands.
This consolidation will continue the process of weakening conservation authorities and make them less capable of protecting Ontarians.