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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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I'm hoping to purchase a small property on my return from overseas deployment. One of the things I'm hoping to do on that property is to create a small pond to provide a small patch of habitat for amphibians, and perhaps the occasional waterfowl visitor. Read more

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When I hear the tag line, make environmental policy more “efficient” for business it gets my stomach churning. Our current elected officials do not care or understand the environment or the current issues facing it. Read more

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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I support our Provincial government in anything it does to help save our wetlands before we loose no only our wildlife but our drinking water, reduce the extreme flooding we are seeing anymore and saving as much natural marshes and forests for future generations. Thanks

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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The Endangered Species Act in Ontario is an attempt to protect the remaining biodiversity that we have in our province. There are many forces at work that are constantly eroding the diversity of plant and animal life. We depend on strong government policy to protect these values. Read more

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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A review of the Endangered Species Act is timely in light of the accelerating decline in the size of many species' population world-wide including in Ontario. The overall thrust of any review should therefore be to strengthen the Act, including increasing its effectiveness. Read more

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The proposals being considered will not accomplish the stated intent to provide more stringent protections for species at risk. For the most part they would do the opposite, making it easier for industry and developers to destroy the habitats of our most vulnerable plants and animals. Read more

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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AREA OF FOCUS 1: I am for improving outcomes for species at risk. However, a landscape approach can easily be over generalized, and there is a lesser opportunity for a species to be treated with more care, especially if it is highly vulnerable. Read more

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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The ESA should be strengthened against the scorched earth approach to 'open for business'. Loopholes, back doors and exemptions to the ESA should be eliminated, rather than created. This would actually reduce the alledged inefficienties, more definative solutions and less litigational maybes.

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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This has been an important issue for sometime but needs to be addressed more so than ever. Every time l turn around there is another animal posted on an endangered list and soon they will all be extinct if things continue. Read more

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The natural environment is of supreme importance to me and my family. I expect action from the government to protect our environment and water no matter the cost; this is more important than money. I have no issue paying more to keep my home clean and green. Read more

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Mainstream political and policy debates have failed to recognize that human impacts on the environment have reached a critical stage, potentially eroding the conditions upon which socioeconomic stability is possible. Read more

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10th Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act: Discussion Paper

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My comment is in regard to the review of Ontario's Endangered Species Act. While I am in full support of protection for endangered species I am also very concerned that this Act has been used by special interest groups to forward their agendas which are not always based in science. Read more

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Endangered Species Act contravenes the Crown Forest Sustainability Act and puts Forestry jobs at risk. The forestry industry already has an entire process in place in order to protect endangered species on a landscape scale through the implementation of forest management plans. Read more

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