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Climate Change & the Environment

Conservation and environmental protection platforms

Here's what the 2025 Ontario election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Conservation and environmental protection.

ONDP
  • Protect the Niagara Escarpment
  • Prevent new aggregate pits or quarries, including proposed quarries near Mt. Nemo and in Campbellville, and the dumpsite in Dresden
  • Transfer provincial lands to create the new Ojibway National Urban Park in Windsor

    "We will deliver on the Ojibway National Urban Park in Windsor: The Ford government is reneging on its promise to transfer provincial lands to complete this new urban park. An NDP government will transfer these lands immediately and complete the work to get the park established." — On Your Side: The Ontario NDP Plan for Southwest Ontario & Niagara, retrieved 2025-02-20

  • Restore the power of Conservation Authorities to review projects that might threaten farmland, groundwater, and wetland systems
  • Set up a Youth Climate Corps to give opportunities for youth to earn a fair wage helping communities reduce emissions and build resiliency

    "We will establish Ontario’s first Youth Climate Corps, giving opportunities to young Ontarians to learn skills and earn a fair wage while helping Ontario communities reduce their emissions, restore their natural environments, and become more resilient in a changing climate." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22

We don't have any Liberal policies on Conservation and environmental protection.

Green
  • Reverse government attacks on Conservation Authorities, Environmental Assessments, and wetland and species protection

    "Reverse the Ford government’s attack on Conservation Authorities, Environmental Assessments, wetland and species protection" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Support Indigenous protected and conserved areas

    "Support Indigenous climate leadership including Indigenous protected and conserved areas, in which Indigenous governments play the primary role in protecting and conserving ecosystems through Indigenous laws, governance and knowledge systems" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Protect 30% of Ontario's land and waters by 2030, and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems

    "Work with the federal 2030 Nature Strategy to protect and restore biodiversity in Canada by protecting 30% of Ontario’s land and waters by 2030 and restoring 30% of all degraded ecosystems, in addition to the targets in the Ontario Biodiversity Strategy" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Restore and enhance the Endangered Species Act, including by removing exemptions

    "Restore and enhance the integrity of the Endangered Species Act — including cancellation of the pay-to-slay fund, restoration of science-based decision making at COSSARO, and Ministerial oversight of assessments — and ensure its effective implementation by reversing recent changes that have increased exemptions and weakened protections" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Strengthen and uphold the Environmental Bill of Rights
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  • Adopt a province-wide net-gain wetland policy to increase protections for wetlands and reverse Ontario Wetland Evaluation System changes

    "Adopt a provide-wide net-gain wet- land policy to increase protections for wetlands and reverse Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES) changes; update and implement Ontario’s 2017 Wetland Strategy" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Recognise and permanently protect Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas and support other Indigenous-led conservation and climate efforts

    "Amend provincial legislation to recognise and permanently protect Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas and appropriately support other Indigenous-led conservation and climate efforts" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Restore the independence and capacity of the Greenbelt Council and Niagara Escarpment Commission

    "Restore the independence and ca- pacity of the Greenbelt Council and Niagara Escarpment Commission to enable decision-making consistent with the goals and objectives of those provincial plans" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Support the Mushkegowuk National Marine Conservation Area proposal to protect the Hudson Bay Lowlands

    "Support the Mushkegowuk National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) proposal to protect the Hudson Bay Lowlands to conserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change while supporting Indigenous self-determination" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

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