This review is highly…

This review is highly disturbing. It is very clear that the proposed changes are to benefit industries and not Species at Risk. These changes will turn, what is considered a highly respectable Endangered Species Act (on international scales), into a fund for slaying our most vulnerable species.

Ontario is arguably one of the most influential provinces in Canada. To remove our SAR protections will set a negative precedent for the rest of Canada and our neighbors to the South.

Furthermore, we simply don't have the time to waste when it comes to any environmental policy. SAR protection= habitat protection. Protecting our natural environment and sustaining healthy ecosystems results in many additional benefits; carbon capture, increased crop productivity, healthier/happier residents, increased property value, flood protection, jobs for those in environmental sectors, etc. The benefits are far reaching and go much beyond the government's wallet.

This is short sighted destruction. The Ford government and all who back it should be ashamed.