The Endangered Species Act…

The Endangered Species Act not only protects species, which are important in themselves and as part of the web of life that supports humanity; the ESA protects high quality natural habitat which is crucial to the health and well-being of people in Ontario.

This natural habitat cleans our air and supplies additional oxygen, it absorbs CO2 helping to mitigate climate change, wetlands keep our water supply recharged and the water clean, soils are built and regenerated, floodwaters are absorbed, and many other essential services to humanity and other species alike.

Weakening the protection of these species and this habitat so that more industrial and residential development can sprawl across the landscape will only exacerbate our problems with flooding, pollution, CO2 production and a host of other problems. Mitigating all of these cost money.

Protecting natural habitat is the cheapest and most sustainable way to ensure the health and well-being of future generations. Therefore that is what we must do. Any direction we take that is counter to the goal of increased natural area protection is regressive and detrimental to the health and well-being of our children, grand-children and their progeny.