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Canada pledged to protect 30{6d6906d986cb38e604952ede6d65f3d49470e23f1a526661621333fa74363c48} of its nature by 2030. Is Doug Ford standing in the way?
If provincial and municipal governments allow builders to guide exactly where and how they safeguard the setting, it will be unachievable for Canada to satisfy its goal to shield 30 for each cent of the country’s lands and waters by 2030, conservationists alert. The grim reminder follows the Ontario government’s commonly criticized final decision last month to open up 7,400 acres of beforehand secured Greenbelt land for housing developments, despite broad opposition to the system. On paper, the amendment from the Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry is a swap that adds an extra 9,400 new acres to the Greenbelt’s security location, an “overall expansion” of 2,000 acres. Get every day…