Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. Many species are declining around the world and in Canada.
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As a former government employee, it is shameful to see what the current government is proposing. Changes to the endangered species act will defeat the purposes and mandate of the act.
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This act exists to protect endangered species. ANY legislation that seeks to preserve natural wildlife for future generations is a necessary safeguard.
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This section is absurd! 4. Issuing Endangered Species Act permits and agreements and developing regulatory exemptions. This will only benefit Corporations NOT wildlife. This section should be scraped entirely. Looks like it was written by Corporate lobbyists. For shame!
I am writing to oppose many changes to the Endangered Species Act proposed in the 10th Year Review by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks.
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To Whom it may concern,
We appreciate the opportunity to comment on your government’s decision to proceed with its proposed amendments to the Endangered Species Act, 2007, which are intended specifically to “streamline approvals and provide clarity to support economic development.”
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Remove the requirement for the minister to consult with an independent expert on whether survival of a species would be jeopardized prior to creating a new regulation under the ESA or when issuing a permit to harm a species for economic benefit.
Keep independant expert consults at phase d, include more aggressive approaches to invasive species and ensure development and expansion in rural or wild areas is done with proper ecological accounting for the business operations entire life cycle: do not approve projects that are negative in value
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I am concerned that the time from when the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry is to receive a report from the committee on the status of species at risk in Ontario has been extended to 12 months from 3 months.
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Schedule 5 needs to change. Keep and/or increase protections on all endangered species and their habitats. Please do everything in your power to save our wild animals and plants - in their full diversity. Our survival is intertwined.
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Please do not weaken this already weak act by enacting the proposed changes. We are in the middle of an extinction event. We need to be doing everything in our power to protect all species. These changes favour development over biodiversity.
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Endangered species protection is now more crucial than ever. We should not take such a thing lightly. We need to increase protections for these species and place restrictions on impacting their habitat. Please take endangered species policies seriously.
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I am pleased to have the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and hope you will take comments into consideration in the decision making process .
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I am writing to provide comments on the 10th Year Review of the ESA. I am a Registered Professional Forester in working in Ontario. I am very disappointed that the proposed changes do not to provide a definitive fix for Forestry.
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I am very alarmed at the proposed changes, especially 4. "The proposed changes would authorize the creation of a regulatory charge that could be paid by persons who are permitted to carry out otherwise prohibited activities under certain permits, agreements, and regulations."
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I am concerned about the changes to Ontario’s Endangered Species Act. Ontario is the most densely populated province with the highest concentration of endangered species. If there is any province that needs evidence-based decision making it would be Ontario.
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The Provincial Plan to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 will weaken protections for species at risk and their habitats.
Allowing developers to pay into a fund instead of ensuring that species are not harmed will mean that more species will be further threatened or extirpated.
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