Please to not endanger our…

Please to not endanger our wetlands.
Wetlands play an important role in the health of our country and our communities:

- wetlands play a critical role in absorbing and storing carbon.
- wetlands remove sediments, excess nutrients, and bacteria from our surface and ground water
- wetlands absorb and hold water to buffer our cities and farms from floods and droughts, both of which are growing more common and extreme in recent years.
- wetland ecosystems are disappearing very quickly due in part to land development, invasive species and pollution
- wetlands are biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. Home to a variety of plant life, including floating pond lilies, cattails, cypress, tamarack, and blue spruce
- wetlands support diverse communities of invertebrates, which in turn support a wide variety of birds and other vertebrates and in turn support many other species
- wetlands of the maintain biologically diverse communities of ecological and economic value but are increasingly at risk of degradation and destruction because of human activity

I oppose oppose these amendments which include significant changes that could further accelerate the loss of wetlands in Ontario.