It’s time to fix Canada’s Species at Risk Act

There are obvious flaws in the legislation that need to be fixed urgently, both for our environment and our economy.

The Species at Risk Act and its implementation are frequently barriers to the cycle of sustainable harvesting and planting that mimics the natural cycle of fires, writes Jason Krips.Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND

Opinion

BY JASON KRIPS

August 22, 2024

We have recently seen the Government of Canada put a protection order on caribou in Quebec under the Species at Risk Act. The Quebec government has protested that the measure is an unreasonable incursion into their regulatory space, and threatens jobs and communiti...

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