As a citizen of Canada residing in Ontario, I am extremely concerned about how our wild spaces and forests are being “managed”.
I urge you to recognize the importance of LONGTERM planning that will allow our province to flourish, both naturally and economically, for centuries to come.
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At the core of any such strategy must be a commitment to protect biodiversity.
Unfortunately, the proposed Ontario Forest Sector Strategy does not implement limits on habitat loss to protect and recover species at risk.
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The system really is not broke they way it is, the forestry needs to respect anyone that has an interest in the lands or owns land. They mess up our livelihood we could mess up there's, we have to respect each other, respect our lands, our future our lives.
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Good things:
Good to consider sustainable packaging
77% of crown forest certified by forest industry
Important to maintain focus on working with Indigenous communities and providing jobs for Indigenous youth
Reducing carbon footprint by using wood materials instead of fossil fuels
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I am fully supportive of this initiative and would encourage the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to take positive and timely action to amend the Ontario Budding Code inline with the 2020 National Building Code of Canada .
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The four pillars of the current Ontario Government’s ‘Forest Strategy’ is heavily supportive of the industrial logging industry, but makes absolutely no mention of its responsibility to protect forest ecosystems and wildlife habitats.
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Seems like a whole lotta words for not really saying anything. I’m a forestry worker in Ontario. Was passed this by my employer. Had a read and extremely underwhelmed. Looks like a lot of words with no real explanation of how it is going to be better.
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Proposal chiefly benefits forest products industry #StandForForests
Canada “Big Picture”
The five countries with the largest forest areas are the Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, the United States and China. Jointly these countries account for more than half of the world’s forest area.
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As the owner of a structural engineering firm in Toronto, Ontario who specializes in mass timber buildings, I am pleased to see the emphasis on this sector in the draft strategic document.
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At the core of any such strategy must be a commitment to protect biodiversity.
Unfortunately, the proposed Ontario Forest Sector Strategy does not implement limits on habitat loss to protect and recover species at risk.
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As a participant of one of the Minister Round Table sessions last spring I am pleased to see positive movements on what was presented. All four items are relevant and positive.
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We should be focusing on jobs in the renewable energy field up north rather than increasing the amount of forest cut down. Further you are providing insufficient protection for species at risk. I do not agree with your proposal.
Please find below my comments on the draft Ontario Forest Sector Strategy.
At the core of any such strategy must be a commitment to protect biodiversity.
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