Consolidating conservation…

Consolidating conservation authorities (CA) into 20% of current level is inefficient. Evidence of current government priorities - eg Education and schoolboard trustee supervisor appointees - cost more than the large number of people who recently performed as trustees, that removes effective representation of elected officials with inexpert patronage appointees who are completely unaccountable or responsive to the public.
Harmonizing policies, processes etc, BEFORE consolidation, as well as considering recommendations of current CA's into territory/ workload that is efficient per person, would create a much more efficient reorganization that is also evidence based. Cutting TOO much is counter-productive, creates too much work, and requires adjustment. Amendments to Toronto's Municipal elections, cutting the number of Council seats (mid election, ignoring research by the city) that required hiring more constituency staff.
There is a pattern from this government, of making changes - either contrary to evidence - or before it's collected, resulting in harm - autism supports, trades regulation, safe consumption/HART Hubs, Bike Lanes that as a whole suggest the government is TRYING to make bad decisions. This consolidation has enough surface similarities with those project failures to be suspect. I do NOT support consolidation in its current format in any way.