Just a start

The current Ontario government proposal to sever part of Wasaga Beach provincial park for private development and hotel building is another troubling example of the ongoing attack on Ontario’s natural heritage.

Selling provincial park land is just the latest in a series of harmful actions, including the repeal of the Endangered Species Act under Bill 5, the stripping down of environmental assessment processes and granting the government authority to designate special economic zones anywhere and exempt from environmental laws.

The table is being set to undermine Ontario’s system of protected lands. The government’s focus on unchecked development comes at the expense of nature, threatening iconic parks such as Presqu’ile, Killarney, Sand Banks, Quetico, Bon Echo and Frontenac

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