I believe the Endangered…

I believe the Endangered Species Act should maintain its science-based listing process and not allow possibility of minister discretion at listing. This is one of main issues of fed. Species At Risk Act (SARA). Maintain mandatory habitat protection (no minister discretion). Delaying or removing habitat protection will allow irreparable damage to species that need protection ASAP, especially those with long generation times likes turtles and bats. Maintain on-the-ground overall benefit requirements for affected species, instead of allowing payment into general "conservation fund". Paying into this type of fund will redirect effort away from most vulnerable species and habitats. These animals need our help and have no one else to speak up for them. If we don't take action to protect vulnerable wildlife now, our children will never be able to experience them and we have already seen this with the disappearance of Canadian Caribou. Please do not allow these changes to go through just so the big businesses can make their money and ruin the landscapes we know and love in Ontario.