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BC Conservatives leader John Rustad called B.C.’s 30-by-30 protected areas plan ‘nonsense,’ saying he’d scrap it if elected

A BC Conservative Party government would walk away from the province’s commitment to protect 30 per cent of its land base by 2030, party leader John Rustad told The Narwhal in an interview.

“The Conservatives would absolutely axe doing that,” Rustad said. “That’s nonsense.”

“It’s 30 per cent of all of our ecosystems,” he said. “What are we going to do if we have 30 per cent less food production? What are we going to do if we’re going to have 30 per cent less forestry production? What are we trying to achieve here as a province?”

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 months ago

    No, it’s not 30% of each type of ecosystem you absolute FUCKWAD. It’s just 30% of land. We are already at close to 20%, so it’s not going to be 30% less anything.

    What are we trying to achieve here as a province? A healthy environment in which to raise my kids, and their kids, and their kids.