Apr 152013
BC needs to step in to fill gaps left by Ottawa's legislative changes.
from The Tyee
"The federal Fisheries Act — first enacted in 1868 — has been one of Canada's strongest environmental protection laws. The act has been effective because it's done more than simply protect individual fish — it was one of the first laws to recognize larger ecological processes and protect the habitat that species depend upon. However, Ottawa recently weakened Fisheries Act's habitat protection.
"It is critically important that the province now step in to attempt to fill the regulatory gap and protect fish habitat. …"
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