I just don’t understand why…

I just don’t understand why we can’t think ahead? Why we can’t choose who actually works in the government. We need people we are forward thinking, innovative, pure at heart and people who understand the basics of life; to live here in peace and harmony with the world, to learn from our mistakes, to learn from others and to improve at every step of our way. Why can’t we be better as a society?? We have so much available to us. I think we need to take inspiration from Scandinavian countries and European countries and South American countries that are doing it will, taking care of the earth while maintaining and improving their society. We need to do better. We are CANADA. The True North Strong and Free- Keep This Land Glorious and Free. Free to be wild, free to be explored, free to learn from, free to live in whoever you are or where you come from. This land is meant to be nurturing, healing, beautiful and Free. We have to preserve life in these lands by protecting them. That is why I stand with Canadian Wildlife Federation in this notice to make eels an endangered species!

    American Eel are an important part of Ontario’s ecosystems. Clearly an immediate action is needed to ensure that they are not lost from Ontario. The government response statement outlines a good path forward for research and planning, but it fails to call for sufficient short-term actions. The response statement should be revised as follows:

  Revise Action 7 to require specific and immediate reductions in the mortality of adult eels as they migrate through hydropower facilities.

 Revise Action 8 to require immediate provision of upstream passage (e.g., eel ladders) for juvenile eels at barriers in the lower reaches of rivers in Ontario, including the Carillon Generating Facility at the base of the Ottawa River.

 Under Action 9, commit to reviewing hydropower mitigation plans for American Eel, and requiring revisions or revoking exemptions when hydropower producers fail to take reasonable steps to reduce the adverse effects of hydropower facilities on the species.

[Original Comment ID: 211871]