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Stop mass privatization of British Columbia's forests by voting against Section 24, Bill 8.

Stop mass privatization of British Columbia's forests by voting against Section 24, Bill 8.

This petition is closed
50 Supporters

Elizabeth V.
started this petition to
steve.thomson.mla@leg.bc.ca, mike.dejong.mla@leg.bc.ca, pat.bell.mla@leg.bc.ca, christy.clark.mla@leg.bc.ca, margaret.macdiarmid.mla@leg.bc.ca, mary.mcneil.mla@leg.bc.ca, john.rustad.mla@leg.bc.ca, rich.coleman.mla@leg.bc.ca
We value BC's forests and demand that you remove Section 24 from Bill 8. We want to keep BC for British Columbians and we do not want to have control over our crown lands and forests to be taken away from us now or from future generations.

This week in the B.C. Legislature, the government is tabling Bill 8. The bill’s Section 24 would hand over our remaining public forests (Timber Supply Areas) to private forestry corporations in perpetuity. Once handed over (converted into Tree Farm Licenses), tenure over this land is considered an asset of these corporations. They can then sue British Columbia for compensation if anything threatens their profits. This privatization, being planned without consultation or fanfare, is a radical move and one that threatens the opportunity of the province to responsibly manage our forest lands. Furthermore, we have no control over who owns these corporations. Please support this petition
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