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32607

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I don’t think it is possible to comment on this agreement. When Right Honourable Justin Trudeau came into office, he committed to a nation to nation relationship with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Read more

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32609

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Being someone who has lived near the Great Lakes for my entire life I can say that they are special and need to be protected. I personally enjoy the water activities they provide; recreational fishing, boating, swimming, wildlife viewing, hunting, and providing drinking water. Read more

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32619

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This draft lacks deadlines and meaningful goals, and frankly I’m tired of seeing and hearing governments, both provincial and federal, say they are going to protect our water, wildlife, and forests and then do the absolute minimum required or worse, they have legislation like this, that is so weak t Read more

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32634

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I support all of the annexes highlighted within the document provided; I believe that public outreach and education is integral in adopting change to better serve the Great Lakes, Ontario, and all of Canada. Read more

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32740

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Water is our most precious resource. Serious action needs to be taken now. Recent negative changes are obvious: wildly fluctuating water levels, increase in algal blooms, beach closures due to high bacteria levels, invasive species. Read more

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33342

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Protecting the Great Lakes is vital to our survival! The most important issues that must be dealt with to achieve this are: - Tackling plastic pollution and litter clean-ups, by banning all plastic beverage containers and the use of micro-beads in Ontario, Read more

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33408

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Please look into alternatives to capturing and euthanizing fish for liver analysis. Please consider alternatives such as blood testing for liver health, or obtaining livers from fish who have been captured for food. Read more

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33409

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The suggestion of monitoring bird and wildlife health raises concerns. Please use non lethal animal studies of wildlife health. Please study either animals found dead, study samples from live animals brought into wildlife rehabilitation centres. Read more

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33433

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The Regional Municipality of Durham

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Please accept the attached comments from the Regional Municipality of Durham for the ERO #019-0198 posting regarding the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Quality and Ecosystem Health. Read more

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33452

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Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

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The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) are pleased to provide comments regarding the Proposed new Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health. Read more

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33500

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Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

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While it is encouraging to see that Canada and Ontario are working together to renew their commitments toward improving the condition of the Great Lakes ecosystem, it is imperative that funding support and resources are provided to facilitate the implementation of actions and to foster the partnersh Read more

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33519

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Swim Drink Fish

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Please see attachment for detailed submission. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation #1: Please include Swim Drink Fish in actions intended to improve beach data sharing, beach posting reports, monitoring best practices, and public alerts. Read more