The Liberals have jumped in to save a one-inch frog under threat at the site of development in a Montreal suburb, says Blacklock’s Reporter..The order under the Species At Risk Act also forbids tree pruning, off-road bicycling and “maintenance work on any infrastructure” under threat of $50,000 fines..“The Emergency Order follows a threat assessment by the department based on the best available information including the most recent science,” the Environment department wrote in a notice..The order covers 49 acres of suburban Longueuil, Que. across the St. Lawrence River from Montréal..The area is home to the endangered Western Chorus Frog..“The protection of this particular Western Chorus Frog population in Longueuil is important to the species’ overall survival and recovery,” wrote staff..“The Longueuil population is the third-largest in Québec.”.Western Chorus Frogs are native to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River area. The tiny frogs’ population is not known, but environmental groups estimate declines of 37% in Québec and 43% in Ontario in the past decade..The Emergency Order that took effect Monday states residents must not “dig, remove, compact or plow the soil, remove, prune, mow, destroy or introduce any vegetation such as a tree, shrub or plant, alter surface water in any manner, install or construct or perform any maintenance on any infrastructure,” use ATVs or bicycles “anywhere other than on a road or paved path” or use fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides..A similar federal ban under the Species At Risk Act blocked development of a $22.3 million subdivision in La Prairie, Que., resulting in years of litigation. The Federal Court of Appeal in 2020 ruled federal orders did apply to private lands and those property owners had no automatic right to compensation..In the La Prairie case, local authorities in 2008 issued permits to drain a swamp to make way for a subdivision. Work halted three years later after environmental groups petitioned to save the frogs’ habitat..“Suburban sprawl and changes in farming practices are contributing to the ongoing destruction of Western Chorus Frog habitats and are thereby threatening the species’ survival in Canada,” Federal Court Justice Luc Martineau wrote in 2015..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.
The Liberals have jumped in to save a one-inch frog under threat at the site of development in a Montreal suburb, says Blacklock’s Reporter..The order under the Species At Risk Act also forbids tree pruning, off-road bicycling and “maintenance work on any infrastructure” under threat of $50,000 fines..“The Emergency Order follows a threat assessment by the department based on the best available information including the most recent science,” the Environment department wrote in a notice..The order covers 49 acres of suburban Longueuil, Que. across the St. Lawrence River from Montréal..The area is home to the endangered Western Chorus Frog..“The protection of this particular Western Chorus Frog population in Longueuil is important to the species’ overall survival and recovery,” wrote staff..“The Longueuil population is the third-largest in Québec.”.Western Chorus Frogs are native to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River area. The tiny frogs’ population is not known, but environmental groups estimate declines of 37% in Québec and 43% in Ontario in the past decade..The Emergency Order that took effect Monday states residents must not “dig, remove, compact or plow the soil, remove, prune, mow, destroy or introduce any vegetation such as a tree, shrub or plant, alter surface water in any manner, install or construct or perform any maintenance on any infrastructure,” use ATVs or bicycles “anywhere other than on a road or paved path” or use fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides..A similar federal ban under the Species At Risk Act blocked development of a $22.3 million subdivision in La Prairie, Que., resulting in years of litigation. The Federal Court of Appeal in 2020 ruled federal orders did apply to private lands and those property owners had no automatic right to compensation..In the La Prairie case, local authorities in 2008 issued permits to drain a swamp to make way for a subdivision. Work halted three years later after environmental groups petitioned to save the frogs’ habitat..“Suburban sprawl and changes in farming practices are contributing to the ongoing destruction of Western Chorus Frog habitats and are thereby threatening the species’ survival in Canada,” Federal Court Justice Luc Martineau wrote in 2015..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.
