I am in agreement with the…

I am in agreement with the suggestions put forward by Ontario Nature and they read as follows:

Repeal the 2013 exemptions for the forestry, hydro, mining and commercial development industries;
Amend section 57(1)1 of the ESA so that any future exemptions cannot jeopardize the recovery of endangered and threatened species;
Maintain mandatory habitat protection for endangered and threatened species. (The law already provides enough flexibility through habitat regulations and permitting, so there’s no need to politicize the process by adding ministerial discretion);
Maintain COSSARO’s current species listing process, “based on the best available scientific information, including information obtained from community knowledge and aboriginal traditional knowledge” (ESA, section 5 (3)); and
Require compensation that results in a direct overall benefit to affected species where harmful activities are permitted. (Do not allow proponents of harmful activities to bypass protections by simply paying into a fund.)

I have lost faith in our government with regard to protecting all the environment! In the end, what we have fought so hard to protect will be lost, and in doing so will not only eliminate endangered species and species at risk but the human species as well. Is our government so dim that it cannot see that each and every ecosystem is a complex balance; once a part of this balance is lost, the repercussions for our own species are enormous. Placing industry and business before our environment is a dangerous move; in the end, we cannot eat money.