As a former resident of…

As a former resident of Canada, grandson and nephew of Canadian armed forces members, frequent visitor to Canada--especially Ontario, and concerned American, I wish to express my dismay at changes that might allow so-called "economic" concerns to over-ride environmental ones. Canada is a prosperous nation, Ontario a prosperous province, and there is absolutely no need to discourage true and full attention to environmental issues to create short-term economic gain. At this point, Ontario is in a position to do the right thing for all of its residents--including the non-human ones--by setting aside so-called "economic" concerns and focusing on environmental and social ones. These are the areas where the province and the nation will gain the long-term strength that will develop the country's true basis for all types of prosperity and the example to the world which is so greatly lacking elsewhere.