It seems like the province is weakening the laws and oversight of toxic waste disposal in order to pander to corporations. Please do not weaken the laws or make it easier for industry to pollute.
For section 3.2.6, if the ministry is proposing allowing for overnight storage of Hazardous and Sewage waste I would also suggest or ask that it also allow for the overnight, until next business day, storage of Non-Hazardous, non noxious waste for all Junk removal companies.
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It seems to me that while the proposal may make the process easier for businesses, enforcement will suffer. Laws are only useful when there is consistent and continuous enforcement by the appropriate authority.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the ministry is not providing consolidated information to give the public, stakeholders and decision-makers an assessment of the overall condition of Ontario’s environment and natural resources.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the ministry is not providing a clear picture to decision-makers, businesses and citizen groups with a clearer picture about whether our air, water, soil and wildlife populations are getting better or worse.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that left unchecked, degradation and damage of ecosystems can harm Ontario’s economy and Ontarians’ health and quality of life. Ontarians have a right to know how decisions and actions of the past have an impact on the environment.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that 60% of monitored rivers and streams in Ontario are rated “fairly poor” to “very poor” based on biological health, and 41% are rated “marginal” to “poor” based on water chemistry.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that about 11% of groundwater monitoring wells sampled between 2002 and 2019 had chloride levels that exceeded the Ontario Drinking Water Aesthetic Objective— meaning it can affect taste and sodium intake for people who drink the water—and 3% of the monito
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that air concentrations of ground-level ozone, which can trigger asthma and other breathing problems, have been increasing. Also, some urban and industrial areas in Ontario have poorer air quality than the rest of the province.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that Cropland, has experienced declines in soil quality and census data shows that 58% of the province’s cropland is at moderate to very high risk of soil erosion, which can reduce long-term crop productivity and yields.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the total volume of generated waste remains high, the amount of waste sent to landfills has remained at over 8 million tonnes per year.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the long-term trend shows a clear gradual increase in Ontario’s surface air temperature and Increased temperatures can affect many aspects of Ontario’s environment, including algae and plant growth, and the average maximum ice cover across all of the
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.The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that between 2000 and 2015, approximately 13,455 hectares (1.3%) of wetland cover in southern Ontario—were lost.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the number of hectares lost to deforestation each year is almost four times greater on average than the number of hectares established as new forests. Deforestation in southern Ontario more than doubled from 2009 to 2018.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that For managed honey bees, the percentage of colonies that fail to survive each winter has hit a high of 58% , with 15% overwinter mortality considered the maximum acceptable level for populations to be sustainable.
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that Southern Ontario has one of the highest concentrations of species at risk of extinction in Canada, primarily due to the loss and degradation of habitat from human activities.
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.The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that Southern Ontario has one of the highest concentrations of species at risk of extinction in Canada, primarily due to the loss and degradation of habitat from human activities.
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.The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the ministry’s approach to public education in 2019/20 relies on members of the public to search for information about the EBR Act, rather than reaching out to make more Ontarians across the province aware of the EBR Act and their important rights un
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The Ontario Auditor General has pointed out that the ministry had not given notice on the Registry of four leave to appeal applications made under the EBR Act, and four direct appeals of approvals and permits subject to the EBR Act.
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