Dear Carolyn O’Neill, I am…

Dear Carolyn O’Neill,

I am concerned that sections of the Conservations Authorities Act which have not been proclaimed such as Section 21.2 (1) will limit revenue from fees and could undermine educational services, sampling or other services that help remove invasive species as well as reconciliation work Conservation Authorities might work on. Some of the work Conservation Authorities do might not be considered mandatory by the government. Quinte Conservation is currently struggling to a 50% cut in provincial funding (McNevin, 2019). Changes to section 24 (1) could reduce the ability of the provincial government in stopping a project where no provincial investment has been made or a project where there is harm to wildlife might more easily go forward. I am in favor of section 28(1) however the definition of a wetland should be strengthened.