While the Nova Scotia government doubles down on there being ‘no changes to the Wetland Conservation Policy,’ the truth is, the policy is being violated with a new interpretation.
While the Nova Scotia government doubles down on there being ‘no changes to the Wetland Conservation Policy,’ the truth is, the policy is being violated with a new interpretation.
According to documents accessed through Freedom of Information (FOI), there is now a “new interpretation” of the Wetland Conservation Policy, which not only violates the original Policy, but has functionally delisted potentially thousands of hectares of Wetlands of Special Significance (WSS) in the province.
There has always been a lot of "creative wordsmithing" around forestry regulations/management by successive governments, e.g., “We have now developed tools that ensure that all harvest treatments are aligned with the nature-based requirements of Nova Scotia’s lands.” but wetlands always seemed sacrosanct. Until Now. Thx for keeping our eyes open, LP. Your highlighting the government's reference to "open data" as a way claiming they are being fully transparent is especially pertinent, I have had the same kinds of difficulties trying to understand what's going on in forestry/rollout of the TRIAD.
Thanks for pursuing this further. As David P. has commented, there does seem to be a lot of creative wordsmithing that goes on with everything to do with the environment - and many other areas as well. I always feel like we are dealing with an entity that has fully embraced the "bullsh*t baffles brains" modus operandi and simply changes words and meanings to fit the situation. It's infuriating.
There has always been a lot of "creative wordsmithing" around forestry regulations/management by successive governments, e.g., “We have now developed tools that ensure that all harvest treatments are aligned with the nature-based requirements of Nova Scotia’s lands.” but wetlands always seemed sacrosanct. Until Now. Thx for keeping our eyes open, LP. Your highlighting the government's reference to "open data" as a way claiming they are being fully transparent is especially pertinent, I have had the same kinds of difficulties trying to understand what's going on in forestry/rollout of the TRIAD.
Thanks for pursuing this further. As David P. has commented, there does seem to be a lot of creative wordsmithing that goes on with everything to do with the environment - and many other areas as well. I always feel like we are dealing with an entity that has fully embraced the "bullsh*t baffles brains" modus operandi and simply changes words and meanings to fit the situation. It's infuriating.