Fish habitat losing to development

[bigshu]

Good read about the sad state of federal policy on fush habitat

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/fi...inds-1.3212403

[Mikeham]

Sad state of affairs for a party whose name is to "conserve".

[bigshu]

Unfortunately the alternatives probably aren't any better. Especially in this economy.

[schmedlap]

Of course its the Harper haters at CBC, and the feds are not to blame in most cases. They will avoid the real story. This is an area of shared jurisdiction. To be simplistic, the feds decided to stop duplication of efforts with the Provinces, and acceded the environmental ground and control back to the Provinces, with the concurrence of most Provinces, as a practical matter of reducing over-regulation. Its not like there is no governmental presence on these issues. It is like there is now, in some areas, only one, instead of 2, set of lazy stupefied bureaucrats in charge of regulation and enforcement. So, go off on the Provincial regulators who have failed to pick up the ball they demanded (?).

[bigshu]

Schmedlap you obviously have a lot more background than I on this issue. And we all know an election won't do a thing to right the ship. So what then, ultimately, can be done?