[All] Fw: Save monarch butterflies in Canada before it's too late

[Lori Strothard]

Fyi Bardish Chagger's response is below about what the Feds are doing to 
help fight the decline in monarch butterfly populations in Canada and 
elsewhere. I sent in a form letter sent out by the David Suzuki Foundation, 
and I know she probably sends the same response to everyone for a standard 
request for action, but still I was impressed by the amount of detail and 
seeming interest in the topic outlined here. It is interesting to know what 
is being done. The Suzuki Foundation's website is saying numbers have 
declined by 90%, which is very drastic and indeed and emergency situation.

If you want to participate, the form letter is on their website, at the 
bottom of this page - it goes to Catherine McKenna and your MPP + is quick 
and easy to do 
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/panther-lounge/2017/05/will-trump-trump-canada-and-save-the-monarchs/

Lori S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Bardish.Chagger at parl.gc.ca>
To: <strothjkl at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2017 4:41 PM
Subject: RE: Save monarch butterflies in Canada before it's too late


> Dear Lori,
>
> Thank you for contacting our office on our efforts to protect the monarch 
> butterfly. Responding to issues raised by constituents is an important 
> part of my job as your Member of Parliament, and I take it very seriously.
>
> Our Government is committed to conserving the monarch butterfly and is 
> working with the United States and Mexico to coordinate research, 
> monitoring and conservation efforts across North America. A joint approach 
> to conserving the migration of the monarch butterfly is essential given 
> that this species depends on a wide range of habitats across Canada, the 
> United States and Mexico.
>
> As you know, the monarch butterfly is currently listed as a “species of 
> special concern” under the federal Species at Risk Act. However, in 
> December 2016, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in 
> Canada announced its recommendation to change the status of the Monarch 
> from Special Concern to Endangered. A change in a species status listing 
> will require acceptance by the Governor in Council.
>
> Three Environment and Climate Change Canada programs (the Habitat 
> Stewardship Program, the Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program, and 
> the Interdepartmental Recovery Fund) are being used to support monarch 
> butterfly conservation. In 2016-17, 40 projects across the 3 programs were 
> awarded just over $6.6 million over 3 years.
>
> Projects are also underway in Canada, the United States and Mexico 
> engaging farmers and other landowners to support monarch conservation and 
> monarch participatory conservation (communication and education efforts). 
> These efforts have led to opportunities to engage organizations in Canada, 
> such as Pollinator Partnership Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation, 
> Ontario Hydro, Hydro Quebec, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, CN Rail 
> and others to further collaborate on this important issue. We know there’s 
> a lot of work still to do.
>
> I hope this information is of assistance, and thank you again for 
> contacting my office. If you have any other questions regarding this 
> matter or any other related to the mandate of the Federal Government, do 
> not hesitate to contact my office. I thank you again for your 
> correspondence and for sharing your views.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Hon. Bardish Chagger, P.C.
> Member of Parliament for the Riding of Waterloo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: subscribers at davidsuzuki.org [mailto:subscribers at davidsuzuki.org] On 
> Behalf Of strothjkl at sympatico.ca
> Sent: June-01-17 8:55 AM
> To: The Honourable Catherine McKenna; Prime Minister's Office; Chagger, 
> Bardish - M.P.
> Subject: Save monarch butterflies in Canada before it's too late
>
> I care deeply about monarch butterflies and want Canada to do its part to 
> help them survive.
>
> As you know, in the past 20 years, more than 90 per cent of the monarch 
> butterflies that migrate from Mexico to Canada have disappeared. I urge 
> the government of Canada to take action before they’re gone.
>
> I support the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada’s 
> recommendation to list monarchs as an endangered species under the Species 
> at Risk Act and urge the minister of environment and climate change to 
> formally protect them.
>
> I also support the David Suzuki Foundation’s call for Canadian habitat 
> conservation targets to be established and for funding to be allocated for 
> research and conservation in Canada at similar levels to the commitment 
> from agencies in the United States.
>
> Please take action to protect monarch butterflies before it’s too late.
>
>
> Respectfully,,
> Lori Strothard
> N2J1T6
>
> 


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