03-21-2012, 11:20 AM
Hey Guys & Gals
Found this on another site posted by someone very respected in the Industry, thought I'd pass it along, I posted it on my Facebook, Twitter & sent a letter to my local Conservative MP Ben Lobb & the Minister Of Fisheries & Oceans Canada keith.ashfield@parl.gc.ca , just takes a minute to sign the petition
Thanx & Tight Lines Richard
Hello Fellow Anglers,
Please take time to read the outline below. Please consider signing the petition as well. If you really enjoy the quality of fish and fish habitat we have in Canada you will consider signing this peitition.
Thank you, Jason
LINK: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/124/389/ ... eries-act/
Additional Information:
Target: Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Sponsored by: Douglas Channel Watch
URGENT! We need to deliver this petition prior to the federal budget release on March 29, 2012!
The federal conservative government is proposing to eliminate fish habitat protection measures from the Fisheries Act! This is a systematic dismantling of fundamental environmental protection,and will allow the government to push through large projects that have clear and imminent negative impact on fish bearing waterways all acrossCanada (eg. Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal). This change will not only harm fish and fish habitat but it will threaten commercial and sport fisheries, ecotourism and our iconic salmon.
A retired federal government aquatic ecologist, Otto Langer has disclosed leaked information about the conservative's plan to sneak severe changes to the Fisheries Act through the omnibus budget bill on March 29, 2012.These changes, if imposed, will be done with zero public consultation and zero consultation with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
An excerpt from Langer's letter:
``The government is totally re-writing the habitat protection provisions of Section 35(1) so as to remove habitat protection out of the Fisheries Act. This is a serious situation and will put Canada back to where we were in the pre-1976 period where Canada had no laws to protect fish habitat and no way to monitor the great industrial expansion that occurred in Canada with the consequential loss of major fish habitat all across Canada.`
We cannot let this happen! Sign this petition to tell Keith Ashfield, Minister of the Fisheries and Oceans, that you demand fish habitat protection remains an integral and key provision in the Fisheries Act and as citizen of this country, you insist on a democratic process involving all stakeholders prior to any future changes to this act.
This is very urgent. The more signatures, the louder our collective voice! Please share widely.
Thank you.
More information:
To view Biologist Otto Langer`s full 3 page letter, visit:
http://blogs.canada.com/2012/03/13/are- ... h-habitat/
Found this on another site posted by someone very respected in the Industry, thought I'd pass it along, I posted it on my Facebook, Twitter & sent a letter to my local Conservative MP Ben Lobb & the Minister Of Fisheries & Oceans Canada keith.ashfield@parl.gc.ca , just takes a minute to sign the petition
Thanx & Tight Lines Richard
Hello Fellow Anglers,
Please take time to read the outline below. Please consider signing the petition as well. If you really enjoy the quality of fish and fish habitat we have in Canada you will consider signing this peitition.
Thank you, Jason
LINK: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/124/389/ ... eries-act/
Additional Information:
Target: Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Sponsored by: Douglas Channel Watch
URGENT! We need to deliver this petition prior to the federal budget release on March 29, 2012!
The federal conservative government is proposing to eliminate fish habitat protection measures from the Fisheries Act! This is a systematic dismantling of fundamental environmental protection,and will allow the government to push through large projects that have clear and imminent negative impact on fish bearing waterways all acrossCanada (eg. Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal). This change will not only harm fish and fish habitat but it will threaten commercial and sport fisheries, ecotourism and our iconic salmon.
A retired federal government aquatic ecologist, Otto Langer has disclosed leaked information about the conservative's plan to sneak severe changes to the Fisheries Act through the omnibus budget bill on March 29, 2012.These changes, if imposed, will be done with zero public consultation and zero consultation with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
An excerpt from Langer's letter:
``The government is totally re-writing the habitat protection provisions of Section 35(1) so as to remove habitat protection out of the Fisheries Act. This is a serious situation and will put Canada back to where we were in the pre-1976 period where Canada had no laws to protect fish habitat and no way to monitor the great industrial expansion that occurred in Canada with the consequential loss of major fish habitat all across Canada.`
We cannot let this happen! Sign this petition to tell Keith Ashfield, Minister of the Fisheries and Oceans, that you demand fish habitat protection remains an integral and key provision in the Fisheries Act and as citizen of this country, you insist on a democratic process involving all stakeholders prior to any future changes to this act.
This is very urgent. The more signatures, the louder our collective voice! Please share widely.
Thank you.
More information:
To view Biologist Otto Langer`s full 3 page letter, visit:
http://blogs.canada.com/2012/03/13/are- ... h-habitat/
Tight Lines And Straight Shooting
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Waterloo Wellington CBAF
Lake Huron Fishing Club
Grey Bruce Bass Club
CBAF Team Ontario 2009