Let me put it in a more personal way. I come from southern Ontario. I've traipsed around southern Ontario quite a bit and can tell you that there's not an inch of land in southern Ontario that is a lifeless desert. Every inch of the land in southern Ontario is a habitat for something, whether it's flora or fauna, insects, you name it. If I were able to dictate a policy of no net loss of habitat in southern Ontario, it would in effect freeze that existing habitat altogether, would it not?
On April 16th, 2013. See this statement in context.