I have specific questions I…

I have specific questions I want more information or clarity on:

1. I would like know how extending the time frame from 3 months to 12 months to list a species after receiving the COSSARO report, benefits that species?
2. How do SAR that are listed as endangered or threatened benefit from a 1 (or up to 3) year period where (presumably developers) can be issued permits or authorizations to engage in activities that would threaten those recently listed species?
3. How do clauses in the act that "give the Minister the power to make regulations limiting the application of the prohibitions with respect to a species" benefit those species?
4. How does the establishment of landscape agreements benefit Species at Risk in Ontario?
5. What specific "conditions" must be met that would allow a person to to continue carrying out harmful activities in an area regardless of SAR being present in that area?

I fail to see how these changes could possibly "improve the effectiveness of our environmental protectors," rather they render them absolutely useless in terms of protecting SAR and their habitats and instead make it easier for developers and industry to work around them and or ignore them all together. As well, as a general reminder for people that are clearly still unaware, we are facing the biggest environmental crisis of our time...I would expect those that are representing us in parliament or in positions to be making these types of decisions would understand this. These changes clearly tell me that this is not the case.