PETITION
TO The
Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
WHEREAS the
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) plays a vital
role in the protection and management of the natural
resources that belong to all Ontarians;
AND WHEREAS
the MNR budget for 2006-07 is 24 per cent less, in real
terms, than it was in 1992-93;
AND WHEREAS
vital programs relating to fish and wildlife, provincial
parks, forestry, and other MNR activities continue to be cut
back;
AND WHEREAS
the aesthetic, cultural, economic, educational, environmental,
recreational, and social value of our natural resources far
exceeds the cost of protecting and managing them;
WE the
undersigned petition The Legislative Assembly of Ontario as
follows:
THAT funding
of the Ministry Natural Resources be increased to a level
that will enable it to STOP cutting existing programs
and PROVIDE FULL FUNDING to all existing programs as
well as any new programs that may be required to ensure the
effective protection and management of Ontario’s natural
resources.
PÉTITION
À
l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario :
ATTENDU QUE le ministère des Richesses naturelles de l’Ontario (MRN)
joue un rôle déterminant dans la protection et la gestion des
richesses naturelles qui appartiennent à tous les Ontariens et
Ontariennes;
ET
ATTENDU QUE le budget du MRN de 2006-2007 est inférieur de 24 %, en
chiffres absolus, à celui de 1992-1993;
ET
ATTENDU QUE des programmes essentiels ayant trait aux poissons et au
reste de la faune, aux parcs provinciaux, à la foresterie et
d’autres activités du MRN continuent de faire l’objet de
compressions budgétaires;
ET
ATTENDU QUE la valeur esthétique, culturelle, économique, éducative,
environnementale, récréative et sociale de nos richesses naturelles
surpasse largement les coûts de protection et de gestion desdites
richesses naturelles;
NOUS, soussignés, adressons à l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario
la pétition suivante :
QUE
les fonds affectés au ministère des Richesses naturelles soient
augmentés de manière suffisante pour METTRE FIN À la réduction des
programmes et pour FINANCER ADÉQUATEMENT tous les programmes
existants, ainsi que tous nouveaux programmes qui pourraient
s’avérer nécessaires pour garantir une protection et une gestion
efficaces des richesses naturelles de l’Ontario.
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| # | First Name | Last Name | Comments |
|---|
| 2251 | Anonymous | Anonymous | |
| 2252 | Anonymous | Anonymous | |
| 2253 | Steve | Foster | We're all supposed to leave this place better than we found it. Please help this happen. |
| 2254 | Bill | Blower | |
| 2255 | Cameron | Chapman | |
| 2256 | Chris | Glachan | Any government that does not adequately fund the MNR and related resources is clearly not operating in the best interest of this province. |
| 2257 | Cheryl | Gallagher | We need to protect our natural resources |
| 2258 | Cheryl | Corbett | |
| 2259 | Chris | Kendall | |
| 2260 | Anonymous | Anonymous | Yes more funding need to keep programs going ???? |
| 2261 | John | Hooey | |
| 2262 | Richard | Halifax | I guess some one has to pay for the politicians increase in salary |
| 2263 | Anonymous | Anonymous | |
| 2264 | Frank | Kostecki | |
| 2265 | Shelley | Cooper | |
| 2266 | Anonymous | Anonymous | |
| 2267 | warren | ryback | |
| 2268 | Greg | Ostrowski | Is this how our government is thinking GREENER |
| 2269 | Paul | Reynolds | Funding should be reinstated in full to are guardians of the country side |
| 2270 | Tom | Hefler | I am outraged that the MNR is being starved of funds.The present Gov.must be looking to be replaced asap! |
| 2271 | Tom | Hefler | Very disappointed with most of the Liberals decisions.They must want to be replaced asap. |
| 2272 | Gordon | Trask | |
| 2273 | Frank | Ramsay | I believe the Provincial Government could convert some of their hired Smoking Police members annual salaries (52K ea yearly) and put it where it would benefit wildlife and fisheries and the tax payers. At the pace we are going now, their will always be smokers, but no wildlife or fish for our future generations. Anglers and hunters have complied with all conservation initiatives...Now it’s the Governments fault from here out... |
| 2274 | mike | van norman | |
| 2275 | Darren | Hancock | |
| 2276 | Kelly | Holmes | |
| 2277 | Ted | Filippou | Fish are too precious to catch only once.
Let's smarten up. |
| 2278 | Mark | Moran | |
| 2279 | Don | Gimmer | This is another example why the Liberals have difficulty getting re-elected. Your priorities always seem to be '$$' in your pockets first ... environment last. |
| 2280 | Harold | Ruckpaul | Id like to remind the govt of Ontario that we VOLUNTARILY allowed a sport fishing license to be instituted back in the 80s under the mistaken belief that the funding would support and expand our sport. Get with the program. |
| 2281 | Jason | Gaughan | Please don't let our fisheries go to waste! FUND THE MNR! |
| 2282 | John | McPherson | |
| 2283 | fred | leclerc | |
| 2284 | darcy | heitzner | |
| 2285 | Dave | Steeves | |
| 2286 | Richard | Verkruisen | |
| 2287 | Michael | Hardison | Our fishing and hunting are too important to allow them to be left without adequate enforcement and enhancement |
| 2288 | Anonymous | Anonymous | The management of our resources today will have a direct impact on the resources available to tomorrow's generation. |
| 2289 | Ryan | Hearn | if you stop the ranger funding you will not have democracy much longer youth will revolt against this |
| 2290 | Denise | Near | HELP - I want my children to have parks to go to... we need funding NOW for the MNR - |
| 2291 | Richard | Gudino | I'm not a tree hugger but please put my tax dollars towards full MNR funding and keep Canada NATURAL |
| 2292 | Anonymous | Anonymous | |
| 2293 | Sam | Carrafiello | Our resources are getting raped unless we have the conservation officers back onthe job as they were in the past. |
| 2294 | David | Parise | |
| 2295 | Keith | Brown | Please be genourous Mr. Minister!!! |
| 2296 | alan | balogh | 1992-93the economy allowed for cap spending times are tougher now we need funding to be brought back up to accomidate our falling economy |
| 2297 | Rohan | Brown | |
| 2298 | Timothy | Morden | It's time to take the resources this great province of ours offers and begin protecting it and prosecuting thouse who would destroy it, both intentionally and happpenstance. |
| 2299 | Dave | Empey | Don't they know the honour system doesn't work. We need enforcement to keep our resources available for all to use. |
| 2300 | Frank | Fuller | |
