Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has committed $2.19 million to help protect scarce Spring salamanders in the Northern Green Mountains area of southern Quebec..In a news release, Environment Canada said the grant nearly doubles the $2.4 million already spent since 2019 to restore habitat for a range of 26 species considered at risk, including Bicknell’s thrush, the Wood turtle, the Monarch butterfly and the butternut tree. .The Government of Canada — and Guilbeault in particular — said it is “strongly committed” to meeting global biodiversity targets set at the Kunming‑Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, which he chaired last December. .“Our country is working to preserve nature on a global scale, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and to put natural environments on a path to recovery by 2050,” he said. "As we face the triple crisis of rapid biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution, Canadians are stepping up and working together to ensure that the places they love are protected.”.Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, who represents the riding, said it’s ”just the beginning” of the Liberal’s climate change efforts. "Our intentions on climate change have always been very clear: we need to do more, and we need to act now.”.But it’s not just Quebec. The federal government aims to spend $40 million by 2026 to restore 19 million hectares in 18 locations across the country. That’s in addition to 11 priority places previously identified by federal, provincial, and territorial governments under the Pan‑Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada..In Alberta, those include Waterton Lakes and the CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area. It’s home to about 80% of Alberta’s endangered species including the Great Plains toad and thee Burrowing owl..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has committed $2.19 million to help protect scarce Spring salamanders in the Northern Green Mountains area of southern Quebec..In a news release, Environment Canada said the grant nearly doubles the $2.4 million already spent since 2019 to restore habitat for a range of 26 species considered at risk, including Bicknell’s thrush, the Wood turtle, the Monarch butterfly and the butternut tree. .The Government of Canada — and Guilbeault in particular — said it is “strongly committed” to meeting global biodiversity targets set at the Kunming‑Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, which he chaired last December. .“Our country is working to preserve nature on a global scale, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and to put natural environments on a path to recovery by 2050,” he said. "As we face the triple crisis of rapid biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution, Canadians are stepping up and working together to ensure that the places they love are protected.”.Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, who represents the riding, said it’s ”just the beginning” of the Liberal’s climate change efforts. "Our intentions on climate change have always been very clear: we need to do more, and we need to act now.”.But it’s not just Quebec. The federal government aims to spend $40 million by 2026 to restore 19 million hectares in 18 locations across the country. That’s in addition to 11 priority places previously identified by federal, provincial, and territorial governments under the Pan‑Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada..In Alberta, those include Waterton Lakes and the CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area. It’s home to about 80% of Alberta’s endangered species including the Great Plains toad and thee Burrowing owl..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
