The Canadian government has rejected calls and a petition to protect lands north of Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau airport. The Technoparc is an ecologically sensitive area that includes wetlands. It is also home to 200 species of birds and is a refuge for monarch butterflies and other at-risk pollinators. As Global’s Elizabeth Zogalis reports the news comes just as COP15 gets underway in Montreal.
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Canada rejects calls to protect Technoparc near Trudeau airport
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