Endangered species can’t afford Highway 413

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Ontario Greens are standing with environmental advocacy groups and demanding that Doug Ford drops his plans for Highway 413.

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The Ford government’s newest bill, The Get it Done Act, was written to get rid of any protections afforded to endangered and threatened species that would halt or slow their sprawl-inducing mega-project, Highway 413.

That means many endangered and threatened species will lose their legal protections and as such, their survival will become even more precarious. As many as 29 at-risk species will be affected by the construction of Highway 413. Many of these species have decades-long projects to restore their populations that are now being undone to serve Ford’s sprawl agenda.

How many species will this government drive out of the province in order to serve car-dependent sprawl?

Ontario Greens are standing with environmental advocacy groups and demanding that the government drop their plans for Highway 413.

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Dear Premier Ford and Minister Khanjin,

I am deeply concerned about the proposed Highway 413 plan and feel it is a waste of money that risks the extinction of several endangered species in Ontario.

Your planned Highway 413 will cut through prime farmland, key fields and woods, while crisscrossing two major west GTA river systems. This puts several endangered species at risk of losing the last of their habitat in Southern Ontario.

The survival of 29 at-risk species will be threatened by Highway 413. Their habitats will be paved over in the name of reducing gridlock when studies show that the 413 will only save drivers 30 seconds on their commute.

Instead of building the 413 you could pay the tolls for truckers to use the 407 directly south of the proposed highway route and make a noticeable impact on traffic congestion immediately.

The 407 sits underused while people commuting on the 401 continue to be bogged down by the thousands of trucks that use it every day.

We don’t need to pave over our natural environment and farmland to reduce gridlock.

Sincerely,

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