A News Release from Ontario’s Green Party
Posted November 23rd, 2021 on Niagara At Large
Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk releases damming report on Ford government’s environment record
This November 22nd, Ontario’s Auditor General released the Annual Report of Environmental Audits, and unsurprisingly, Doug Ford got an ‘F’ on his report card.
The damning report said that for the third year in a row the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (Environment Ministry), has not provided leadership on protecting and restoring the environment.
Not only has Ford failed to protect the environment, he’s actually making the situation worse.
WE’RE IN A CLIMATE CRISIS, BUT DOUG FORD DOESN’T CARE.
The Auditor General’s report lays bare the all-out assault Doug Ford has perpetrated against the environment. Among the findings, are:
* A dramatic increase in the number of Ministerial Zoning Orders issued since the beginning of 2020 — orders that are exempt from environmental protections.
* An increase in the number of endangered species, with the total number of at-risk species rising by 22%.
* Thousands of hazardous spills are released into the air, water and land every year — more than 8,100 on average, per year since 2011.
Tell Ford to adopt a carbon budget and stop wreaking environmental havoc
The report found hazardous spills go largely unchecked by the Environment Ministry, which does very little to reduce their occurrence, polluting the air we breathe, the water we drink and the precious farmlands where we grow our food.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
Ontario Greens Leader, Mike Schreiner, recently tabled a carbon budget for Ontario that would hold the government accountable and lead our province into a cleaner, greener, future.
But Doug Ford and his cronies rejected that plan, in favour of more development, more environmental damage and less accountability.
We’re calling on Ford to stop assaulting the environment and start showing some real leadership.
Add your voice and tell Ford to stop spewing garbage and adopt a carbon budget.
Sincerely, Becky Smit Campaign Chair, Ontario Greens
To read another piece Niagara At Large has posted on the Auditor General’s report, click on – https://niagaraatlarge.com/2021/11/22/ontarios-auditor-general-rakes-fords-environment-record-over-hot-coals/ .
To read the Ontario Auditor General’s Report on the Ford government’s environmental record, click on – https://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en21/ENV_FU_ClimateChange_en21.pdf
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If we care at all about our environment in Ontario, we must vote. This government has ushered in a reign of environmental destruction that must be stopped.
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