The federal government will sutdy Rouge National Urban Park to better understand the impacts of housing developments planned by the Ontario government.
, saying the decision was made without consultation and could cause “irreversible harm” to wildlife, including endangered species.
Guilbeault’s office has been swamped with expressions of concerns over Ford’s Greenbelt plans and its impacts, including on threatened species. The minister has previously invoked the federal Species at Risk Act as a powerful regulatory tool, a law that provides avenues for the federal government to pull rank to protect critical habitats for at-risk wildlife on what is otherwise provincial land.
The full scope of the study will be announced by Guilbeault at a news conference at the Park at 1 pm. Broadly, it will look at how to protect biodiversity, natural resources and ecological connectivity through the park, and will consult with the public, Indigenous groups and others. , saying the federal government should step in if any of the proposed developments touch federal jurisdiction.
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