Even Harper ‘Did Not Put Extinction on the Table’ - The Tyee

Listen to this article 9 min Canada’s former environment minister says a new proposal by the federal government to allow major projects to proceed even if they result in wildlife extinctions is “morally wrong.” “The rules were put there for a purpose and I would be extremely reluctant to see them changed,” David Anderson told The Tyee. Anderson played a major role in getting Canada’s Species at Risk Act passed in 2002 when he was environment minister in a Liberal government. The act prohibits Ottawa from authorizing projects or actions that would harm species and their critical habitats if the…