The federal government has promised to protect at least 30 per cent of Canada's land and water by 2030
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
The latest strategy, which was released without fanfare this week, includes over a dozen new action items geared toward accomplishing that 2030 goal. Even before the Ford government came into power, however, Ontario wasn't exactly doing a great job of living up to past strategies' goals. Together, all the groups have input on what goes into the document and what role each of them should play in ensuring it's working on the ground.
"It's going to be a challenge working with a government that doesn't seem to have the same kind of recognition of the value of biodiversity as I think we're trying to achieve," he said.
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