Ontario Needs to Embrace Watershed Security

With apologies for duplicates.

As the more than 600 supporters of our recent petitions know, the OHI made extensive efforts to participate in discussions on the now-imposed consolidation of conservation authorities. While we support addressing the need for more housing that is compact, low-carbon, attainable, and affordable, we had and retain deep concerns about this foolish move, its administrative ambiguity, its silence on harmonization to the highest rather than the lowest standards, and so much more.

In addition, we are the only organization that presented a comprehensive alternative to the proposed consolidation: commissioning a Green Paper on the Future of Watershed Management in Ontario to address all watersheds, based on aspirational targets and science-based outcomes, each with an identified lead agency.  

Unfortunately, the pro-development mindset that now runs Ontario more tightly than the Family Compact of 200 years ago seems rather hydrophobic and rabid against transparency, consultation, sustainable development, and the democratic process.

Regardless of the lack of meaningful consultation on Bill 97, we today release our poster calling for Ontario to embrace watershed security. You can see the poster here, and we ask you to support the need for the Green Paper in our new petition, here.