I strongly oppose exempting…

I strongly oppose exempting forest management activities from the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act. Environmental oversight of forestry activities should not only be maintained as a responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, but it should also be considerably strengthened. This is the only prudent course of action to be followed in light of the impending devastation that will be caused by catastrophic climate change. The pace of climate change and its consequent damaging effects is accelerating much faster than that predicted by the majority of scientists who study the matter. This phenomenon has been reported by both mainstream media and science journals.
The human race’s slavish devotion to economic growth at the expense of a healthy environment is the primary cause of the planet’s present predicament with a dangerous climate crisis. I strongly recommend that environmental considerations be given the highest priority over all other concerns in the proposals to support the Draft Forest Sector Strategy.
It is also advisable that, in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest, environmental oversight not be delegated to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry or to private industry, but must be the full responsibility of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
References:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/climate-change-acceleration…
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49689018
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-scary-year-for-clim…
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/opinion/sunday/science-climate-chang…
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/scientists-have-been-…