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Ontario s Bill 229: Worse than Cormorant Excrement!

by Barry Kent MacKay in Canada, Coexisting with Wildlife on December 16, 2020 Oh, the irony! As regular blog readers may recall, in a decision that ignored science-based advice from top experts, as well as government biologists, the government of Ontario declared the double-crested cormorant a “gamebird,” even though cormorants are virtually inedible. Long established tradition and law has decreed that legal hunting must be based on conservation principles and usage. Ethical hunters eat what they kill, and hunt within limits established to prevent endangering the species. That all got thrown out the window, and only under intense pressure did the government relent a small amount by reducing the season so it would not include the breeding season.

Province announces Wetlands Conservation Partner Program

Environment suffering cuts with attention focused on virus

By Ian Pattison With so much good news on the COVID front this week, it is easy to overlook the fact that other news is not so good. We’ve got a vaccine in record time but on the environment, protections are waning. While you weren’t looking, Ontario has been doing two things at once. While trying to beat back the virus in hot spots it let develop, Doug Ford’s government has been whittling away at environmental protections built over decades. In just their latest move, the Conservatives tucked into their budget bill this week a provision to reduce the ability of conservation authorities to regulate development while making it easier for developers to obtain permits.

Former Toronto mayor to speak at public rally opposing glass factory in Stratford

Author of the article: Cory Smith Publishing date: Dec 11, 2020  •  December 11, 2020  •  2 minute read  •  The fourth public rally opposing the proposed Xinyi glass factory in Stratford will feature a call-in speech from David Crombie, a former Toronto mayor, Conservative cabinet minister, and the recently-resigned chair of the provincial Greenbelt Council. Photo by JONATHAN HAYWARD /Canadian Press Article content The fourth public rally opposing the proposed Xinyi glass factory in Stratford will feature a call-in speech from David Crombie, a former Toronto mayor, Conservative cabinet minister, and the recently resigned chair of the provincial Greenbelt Council. Monday’s noon demonstration at Market Square, organized by Wise Communities Stratford, is in response to the city’s handling of the controversial $400-million factory, as well as the province’s use of Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZOs), including the one for Stratford that rezones prime agricultura

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