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Ottawa promised Canadians two billion new trees, Quebec wants to cut some down

www.winnipegfreepress.com Ottawa promised Canadians two billion new trees, Quebec wants to cut some down

MONTREAL – The federal government committed to planting two billion trees across the country to restore natural habitats and fight climate change, and now Quebec wants to harvest some of them. The provincial government is asking Ottawa to allow the local forestry industry to chop down trees in areas...

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Meanwhile ford wants to level the greenbelt for profit and overpriced housing...

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- We have a large section of green space running alongside the waterfront trail in Oshawa.
  
  Home to butterflies, coyotes, deer, and a quite a few different bird species. Now completely levelled and being prepped for new houses. Why in that space? I'd love to know!
  
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  Why? Because waterfront properties are valuable, and of course the only reason to build a property is for value and investment. Land can serve no other possible purpose except investment and profit.
  
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What the fuck is with Quebec always trying to cut their nose off to spite the face?

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- A veterinarian walking the tight rope oblivious to his own fall in the first round. /s A nose bleed is nothing when you play with forest fires. In Québec it’s for forest management because of disproportionate forest fires due to climate change. I read the article, nothing to justify batshit crazy Québec bashing WTF!
  
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  Ah, I guess you don't need to manage forests if there isn't any.
  
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Prime product placement in that picture.

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