To the Ontario Ministry of…

To the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks,

I am writing out of deep frustration and growing anger at any attempt to weaken or replace the Ontario Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the sake of economic development or corporate gain. Such a move is not only reckless—it is an outright betrayal of the public trust and your responsibility as stewards of this province’s natural heritage.

The ESA is one of the last lines of defense for species already pushed to the brink by human activity. Diluting it to make way for logging, mining, or sprawl sends a clear and disturbing message: that profit comes before the planet. Before science. Before future generations.

This is unacceptable. It is not your role to rubber-stamp destruction. It is your duty to protect the environment, not pave the way for its exploitation. Let’s be clear—there is no economic justification for extinction. The long-term costs of biodiversity collapse will far outweigh any short-term corporate benefit.

Ontarians are watching. We demand leadership that respects science, biodiversity, and the very real consequences of environmental degradation. If you choose to gut the ESA, history will remember this government not as protectors, but as enablers of irreversible loss.

Do your job. Protect the Ontario Endangered Species Act. Anything less is a failure of your mandate and your moral obligation.