The proposed updates to the…

The proposed updates to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System are egregious, and must not pass. The only way to protect the wetlands that in turn protect us from flooding and serious biodiversity loss is to evaluate them as the interconnected complexes that they are. To shift evaluation from complexes to individual parcels guts the evaluation system and undermines any credible attempt by the Province to protect future homes and public infrastructure from the loss of irreplaceable services. The financial impacts of such a move would be felt by Ontarians for decades, even lifetimes to come. No, it is not okay to evaluate wetlands as proposed.