What’s going on in Ontario, Canada at the moment. The conservative Ford government doing what it can to help developers build on previously protected watersheds, agricultural lands, forests and the habitats of endangered species etc. Plenty of land already zoned within the adjacent municipalities and regions, but nothing quite as profitable for developers. From the article:
>The Ford government’s aggressive push to reduce regulations, called “red tape cuts,” has come under intense scrutiny, with environmental advocates warning of significant harm to the public interest, wildlife and environment.
>Critics argue that “red tape cuts” are a pretext to weaken environmental protections and benefit developers and major industrial emitters.
>“Environmental protection is not ‘red tape,’” said Tony Morris, conservation policy and campaigns director at Ontario Nature. “The onslaught of environmental regulatory and policy changes by this government are devastating for the long-term health and well-being of Ontarians and our biodiversity. These changes are taking the province in the wrong direction at a crucial time for redefining the relationship between humans and the natural world.”
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What’s going on in Ontario, Canada at the moment. The conservative Ford government doing what it can to help developers build on previously protected watersheds, agricultural lands, forests and the habitats of endangered species etc. Plenty of land already zoned within the adjacent municipalities and regions, but nothing quite as profitable for developers. From the article:
>The Ford government’s aggressive push to reduce regulations, called “red tape cuts,” has come under intense scrutiny, with environmental advocates warning of significant harm to the public interest, wildlife and environment.
>Critics argue that “red tape cuts” are a pretext to weaken environmental protections and benefit developers and major industrial emitters.
>“Environmental protection is not ‘red tape,’” said Tony Morris, conservation policy and campaigns director at Ontario Nature. “The onslaught of environmental regulatory and policy changes by this government are devastating for the long-term health and well-being of Ontarians and our biodiversity. These changes are taking the province in the wrong direction at a crucial time for redefining the relationship between humans and the natural world.”