Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

The B.C. election could decide the future of the province’s species at risk laws

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par Courtney W. Mason, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities, Thompson Rivers University
Jordyn Maria Bogetti, Research Associate, Department of Environmental Science, Thompson Rivers University

With British Columbians going to the polls this week, a whole host of key issues are on the agenda. Among these issues stands the future of species at risk legislation in B.C. — and perhaps with it Canada as a whole.

Canada, with its vast area, is home to 18 terrestrial and 13 aquatic ecozones and a staggering 140,000 plant and animal species. However, Canada’s abundant biodiversity is under…

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