The proposed regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) per ERO number 019-8016 will almost certainly put endangered and threatened species further at risk, contrary to the purpose and intention of the ESA.
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The proposed regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) per ERO number 019-8016 will almost certainly put endangered and threatened species further at risk, contrary to the purpose and intention of the ESA.
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The ammendment regarding Redside Dace is short sighted and obviously motivated by the development of the Bradford Bypass. You cannot choose an adjacent waterway and call it a rehabilitation area if rehabilitation isn't already occurring.
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There is no scientifically sound reason to further limit our ability to protect species at risk, especially not one that is facing imminent extinction or extirpation like the Redside dace.
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Right now, Ontario’s Endangered Species Act — the main provincial law protecting imperiled plants and animals — prohibits anyone from damaging “occupied” habitat, or places where redside dace have lived within the last 20 years.
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The proposed amendments to the Endangered Species Act regarding Redside Dace, Butternut trees, and all other species at risk should not be approved of.
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The ESA when first introduced was considered landmark legislation when it came to the protection of rare and threatened species from harmful industrial activities. Ford has systemically chipped away at ESA provisions that has resulted in a significant weakening of this law.
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These proposed changes do not improve the implementation of the species at risk program. Changing the time frame in which a habitat or species is known to occur harms recovery of the species and Ontario's commitment to protecting species at risk under the ESA.
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The Honourable Andrea Khanjin,
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks,
5th Floor,
777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
RE: ERO 01908016
Dear Minister Khanjin,
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I do not agree with these changes, there are no environmental benefits to these changes and this act is supposed to be in the best interest of the environment and of the Species' at Risk. Development should be put on hold as we are losing more and more green spaces.
Please accept the attached from the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) and its members as a submission to the government’s request for feedback on Regulatory changes under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to improve implementation of the species at risk program (ERO Number: 019-8016).
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This comment is submitted on behalf of the Huron Stewardship Council. The Huron Stewardship Council (HSC) is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization that works to conserve our natural spaces in Huron County for future generations through wise and attentive management.
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February 20, 2024
The Honourable Andrea Khanjin
Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
Dear Minister Khanjin
Re. ERO 019-8016 - Regulatory changes, Endangered Species Act, 2007
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As human beings, we have the responsibility of maintaining and aiding endangered species so that future generations can enjoy them. A large part of that is maintaining legislation that allows endangered species to thrive! Please stop building highways over marshland.
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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the Ontario
Endangered Species Act. Credit Valley Conservation staff have been involved in many
aspects of Redside Dace recovery, including monitoring and stewardship for over two
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Response to ERO-019-8016 Regulatory changes under the Endangered Species Act to improve implementation of the species at risk program
Proposal 1: Regulatory amendments regarding habitat protections for Redside Dace
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Amendments to the ESA CANNOT be continued!!! At the start of the Act in 2007, we were celebrated for having such an encompassing and strong policy to protect the natural areas, flora and fauna that make up our home.
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Statement is in the attached document.
I have included my name and affiliation on my statement. I give my permission for my comments to be published and attributed to me.
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