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Ontario Endangered Species Act

Ontario's Wildlife Needs Continued Protection

David Suzuki | Posted 05.22.2013 | Canada
Read More: Deregulation, Habitat, Endangered Species, Blue Marble, Ontario Endangered Species Act, Species at Risk, Environment, Environmentalism, Wildlife Conservation, Canada News
David Suzuki

The protection of at-risk species, once maintained so well by our government, has taken a backseat to business development. Now when habitat needs to be protected to ensure the survival of a species, government and industry often balk and backpedal. This signals a failure to understand that we depend on nature for our well-being and survival.

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How Little 'Ol Ontario Had a Global Impact at Rio+20

David Suzuki | Posted 08.27.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Endangered Species, Rio+20, Ontario Endangered Species Act, Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio Earth Summit, Canada Politics News
David Suzuki

Ontario's endangered wildlife dodged a bullet when the provincial government reversed its decision to gut the province's world-class Endangered Species Act. With their vote of confidence, politicians in Ontario helped sustain one of the few outcomes of an important global environmental agreement in June at Rio+20.

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Bill C-38: The Law That Will Break Nature's Back?

David Suzuki | Posted 08.12.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Environmental Assessment Act, Fisheries Act, Ecosystem Services, Climate Change, Ontario Endangered Species Act, Boreal Forest, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Bill C-38, Bill 55, Species at Risk Act, Global Warming, Urban Sprawl, Canada Politics News
David Suzuki

Canada's environmental laws are under attack by both the federal and Ontario governments. In Ottawa, the government introduced Bill C-38 to implement far-reaching measures announced in its budget. The 420-page Bill C-38 will gut a raft of federal laws passed over the years to ensure that our air, water, and most vulnerable wildlife populations are protected.

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