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What s really behind the Ford government s push to pave protected wetland in Pickering
The Ford government’s move to grant special permission to pave over a protected wetland in Pickering has made news, but there’s an untold story behind the headlines. It involves a battle between rival developers and rival municipalities to build what would become the largest retail warehouse in Canada one that sources tell CBC News is for Amazon.
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From my perspective, it seems the whole purpose of the Schedule 6 is to put development interests ahead of the public good.
Many former Progressive Conservative premiers including Leslie Frost, John Robarts, and Bill Davis understood that business is an essential part of a strong economy, but not the only part. Building prosperity requires a strong and devoted public service to ensure the broader public interest is protected.
I am very concerned that you, my MPP, have either not replied or have issued vague non-committal responses to the many letters from friends and acquaintances expressing their concerns about Schedule 6.
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.