Comment
Species at Risk in Ontario need all the protections they currently have. Please do not make it easier to destroy their habitat.
The current ESA already has exemptions in place that would help developers move forward in rare situations where human safety trumps animal safety.
If you would like to make it easier for developers in Ontario I would like to see more Ministry advisors. If there were people who knew all the regulations of the ESA as well as the Planning Act those people could advise developers. Current systems do not allow for good communication between the developers and the different Ministries that regulate what a developer can and can not do.
Developers want to protect species as well. They so not want to build on land that is critical to a species survival. But they need better communication earlier in the development process so such land is never considered as a prospect for development in the first place.
Thank you for your time
An Environmental Science Student
North Bay, ON
Submitted March 4, 2019 8:59 PM
Comment on
10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper
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