Environment committee  From our perspective, we haven't formally been involved in any public education programs, but we do have access to a number of studies and reports outlining the benefits of green spaces and plants, and how they can help improve lifestyles and improve communities overall. That cou

Environment committee  When I was referring to habitats, I was mainly referring to land habitats for plant and animal species. In my opinion, yes, we should.

Environment committee  Our goal with that is to help use green spaces in urban areas as connecting points of other conserved areas across the country, because plant and animal species don't live by our boundaries. So if there is a way we could influence more protection of those spaces in urban areas, t

Environment committee  We see the national conservation plan helping to create the top-down approach to working with the municipalities and giving them some guidelines for developing their bylaws and creating those policies. I think the best way to do it is to provide the examples and the reasons why u

Environment committee  Thank you for having me here. I am the staff person on the environment committee of the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, so I am here representing industry. We really appreciate the opportunity to be here. My presentation will basically go through those five questions,