Canada
Conservation authorities were designed to be local for a reason
Jan. 25, 2026
Ontario’s plan to consolidate thirty-six conservation authorities into seven mega-regional bodies is being pitched as a fix for slow approvals, duplication, and inconsistency. The basic logic runs like this: fewer institutions mean faster decisions. That assumption deserves closer scrutiny because it doesn’t line up with how conservation authorities actually work, or with what’s already happening […]
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