Thank you for the…

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the ESA review.

Please do the right thing by truly protecting our endangered species and their natural habitats. Once they're gone, that's it, and it does matter. Money really isn't everything.

"Changes to the Endangered Species Act should improve protections, not water them down further.

This review won’t help species at risk if it doesn’t address exemptions that make it too easy for business and industry to do even more harm to critical habitat. Clearly defined no-go zones protect wildlife while creating efficiencies for business by making it clear where development won’t be permitted (no exemptions).

We want protections that lead to recovery for species-at-risk in Ontario – we don’t want changes that will drive more species to extinction." -- World Wildlife Fund Canada

Please learn from the WWF's "Living Planet Report Canada": http://www.wwf.ca/about_us/lprc/?_ga=2.31169919.119320606.1551750055-76…. "Half of Canada’s wildlife are in decline – by a whopping 83 per cent. Provincial governments must be part of the solution. "

"Focus on habitat-protection measures that are effective for the listed species and that simultaneously improve outcomes for multiple species at risk.

Work with other ministries to ensure coordination to limit cumulative impacts on the lands and waters that provide wildlife habitat.

Repeal the long list of exemptions for forestry, hydro, mining and commercial development, approved by cabinet in 2013.

Amend the law to set a higher bar for creating exemptions through regulation by ensuring they cannot jeopardize the recovery of threatened or endangered species.

Ensure local communities benefit from activities to maintain and restore endangered species and their habitat, including rural and northern communities.

Support the continued leadership and critical role of Indigenous Peoples in conservation initiatives." -- David Suzuki Foundation

Thank you.