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The removal of wetland species protections is a direct assault on flood mitigation. Communities will pay the price when the marshes are drained and the waters rise.

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This isn’t just about frogs or butterflies. It’s about what happens when the pollinator web unravels: crop failure, ecosystem collapse, and cascading food insecurity.

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Species don't exist in isolation. Remove one, and ten more begin to fall. Bill 5 turns a blind eye to this ecological truth in favor of short-term economic gain.

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We need pollinators more than they need us. They make the world bloom. With this legislation, the government is cutting the roots of our own survival.

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Many of the 106 species flagged for removal depend on fragile aquatic ecosystems. Delisting them clears the way for unchecked shoreline development and toxic runoff. We are gutting the lifeblood of this land.

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Amphibians are environmental indicators—when they disappear, collapse is close behind. Removing species like salamanders from the list is like silencing a fire alarm in a burning house.

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Freshwater fish, reptiles, and amphibians are being sacrificed to industrial development. This is not conservation—it is extermination with a bureaucratic face.

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Ontario’s waterways are already polluted. Stripping protections from aquatic species doubles the threat, as it invites infrastructure projects without regard for ecosystem health or indigenous rights.

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Please do not remove endangered species protections - it robs our children of their natural heritage. You have a responsibility to protect our resources and people - not just cater to corporate greed. Lire davantage

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The delisting of marsh and pond species prioritizes real estate over respiration. These zones hold oxygen, memory, and millennia of balance. No cement can replace them.

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Removing aquatic species protections is not streamlining—it's surrender. We’re giving up the sacred role of steward and choosing extraction over endurance.

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The Species Conservation Act allows exemptions that will fast-track wetland drainage, river diversion, and habitat fragmentation. This isn’t modernization—it’s eradication.

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Frogs, toads, turtles—creatures already facing road mortality and habitat loss—are now being removed from legal defense. These are ancient beings. They deserve more than deletion

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The act of delisting is a violent erasure of interdependence. Water-based species tie land to sky. To break that link is to sever the breath of Ontario’s living network.

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We must protect what holds memory. The waterways know our names. The species within them have adapted for generations. They will not survive a government that refuses to recognize them—but we might not.

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The proposed regulatory changes threaten critical aquatic biodiversity. Species like the Lake Sturgeon and American Eel already face immense pressure from damming, pollution, and habitat degradation. Lire davantage

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Freshwater ecosystems are among the most imperiled in Canada. Species like the Atlantic Whitefish are found in only a handful of rivers. The amendments open the door to deregistration and development in key habitats. If extinction is politically convenient, these changes will guarantee it. Lire davantage

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The Bowhead Whale has made a fragile comeback due to existing protections. Weakening the independent science behind endangered species classification puts their survival back at risk. Lire davantage

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By allowing ministerial discretion over species listings, this bill invites conflict of interest. If a fish population conflicts with a proposed industrial site, the species loses. That’s 180° from conservation. Lire davantage

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Eelgrass beds are critical nursery habitats for marine species like herring, salmon, and even migratory birds. The current ESA recognizes this interdependence. The new Species Conservation Act severs these threads by enabling species delisting without ecosystem-level review.