I wish to comment on ERO 0…

I wish to comment on ERO 0-19-6705, 019-6693 and 019-4219, regarding changes, especially the stream-lining of Environmental Assessments. Please note that Provincial primiers and their parties are temporary. Proposals that seek to strip comprehensive oversight in favour of short-term gain for specific individuals and construction companies is short-sighted and constitutes poor planning. To remove the comprehensive EA process from project proposals translates into loss of important information about the environment, critical habitats, species diversity, and can lead to the loss of any of these before we are aware of their existence. We have lost so much already, many species are currently hanging on in remnant patches and do not have anywhere else to go. Why on earth would we hasten the demise of any species to satisfy one parties view of what is important to them. This leaves little to work with when a more conscientious government enters the fray but has little left to work with. Death by a thousand cuts. We need to strengthen environmental oversight and consider cumulative effects, something Mr. Ford has not been known to support. This is our chance to get it right, for the right reasons. Let's not continue to steal the future from Ontarians, rape the support systems for all of us and destroy the beauty that enriches our lives. Thank you.