Shortly after posting last week’s column, the following comment appeared on the City Scope Facebook page.“That and they are unmeasured, anti-democratic, and fail in their original mandates. 63 subnational jurisdictions in North America, every one of them, save Ontario, get by without conservation authorities.
“And several have far better conservation outcomes that are actually measured, monitored, and reported upon.”
The comment was posted by Leith Coghlin, a St. Thomas resident who is Managing Director of EnPointe Public Affairs, a London-based advocacy and public policy analysis firm.
Coghlin released a response to Conservation Ontario’s comments in November, 2020 regarding proposed changes to conservation authorities.
Last week, we spoke with Morgaine Griffin, chair of the Catfish Creek Conservation Authority, on the province’s plan to consolidate the existing 36 conservation authorities into 9 regional bodies. You can read that item here.
