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BC Conservatives leader John Rustad called B.C.’s 30-by-30 protected areas plan ‘nonsense,’ saying he’d scrap it if elected

A BC Conservative Party government would walk away from the province’s commitment to protect 30 per cent of its land base by 2030, party leader John Rustad told The Narwhal in an interview.

“The Conservatives would absolutely axe doing that,” Rustad said. “That’s nonsense.”

“It’s 30 per cent of all of our ecosystems,” he said. “What are we going to do if we have 30 per cent less food production? What are we going to do if we’re going to have 30 per cent less forestry production? What are we trying to achieve here as a province?”

  • @[email protected]English
    33•4 months ago

    No, it’s not 30% of each type of ecosystem you absolute FUCKWAD. It’s just 30% of land. We are already at close to 20%, so it’s not going to be 30% less anything.

    What are we trying to achieve here as a province? A healthy environment in which to raise my kids, and their kids, and their kids.

  • SatansMaggotyCumFart
    23•4 months ago

    “It’s 30 per cent of all of our ecosystems,” he said. “What are we going to do if we have 30 per cent less food production? What are we going to do if we’re going to have 30 per cent less forestry production? What are we trying to achieve here as a province?”

    I wonder how many people read this drivel and agree with it.

    • @[email protected]English
      8•4 months ago

      I know he is arguing in bad faith but someone tell Rustad that a plant based diet can reduce farming land use by 75%.

  • @Bookmeat
    12•4 months ago

    Honestly, we should be protecting 70‰ and using only 30 for ourselves. Humanity is out of control with currently ruinous consumption targets.