In The News: Senators, MPs call for $1.4-billion in conservation funding from federal government
From the Globe and Mail. Jan 9, 2018
“More than 100 MPs and senators have signed a letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau asking for a historic expansion of Canada’s protected land and marine areas to be financed with an investment of $1.4-billion over three years that would be included in the next federal budget.
The letter drafted by Quebec Liberal MP William Amos, a former environmental lawyer, says the money is needed for development of national parks and for protected areas being created by Indigenous groups, provinces, territories, municipalities and private interests. The pledge would ensure that Canada meets its commitment under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to protect at least 17 per cent of its land by 2020. According to recent reports, just more than 10 per cent of Canada’s land is currently protected.”
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