▁movements ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Canad ians ▁began ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁view ▁of ▁nature ▁and ▁resources ▁from ▁one ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁land ▁of ▁abund ance ▁to ▁one ▁where ▁the ▁land ▁became ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁store house ▁and ▁opinions ▁started ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁conservation ist ▁ideas . ▁ ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁became ▁the ▁Canadian ▁forum ▁for ▁conservation ▁issues , ▁acting ▁as ▁an ▁advis ory ▁and ▁consult ative ▁body ▁used ▁to ▁answer ▁questions ▁related ▁to ▁conservation ▁and ▁better ▁util ization ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁natural ▁and ▁human ▁resources . ▁The ▁Commission ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁concept ▁that ▁maxim ized ▁future ▁prof its ▁through ▁good ▁management ▁in ▁the ▁present . ▁R ather ▁than ▁pres erving ▁through ▁non - use , ▁the ▁Commission ▁was ▁concerned ▁with ▁man aging ▁resources ▁for ▁long - term ▁gain . ▁ ▁Other ▁conservation - mind ed ▁organizations , ▁like ▁the ▁Al pine ▁Club , ▁had ▁different ▁ideas ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁natural ▁w ilder ness ▁and ▁opposed ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁development ▁or ▁construction . ▁This ▁movement ▁was ▁successful ▁as ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁par ks ▁sole ly ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁purposes , ▁like ▁the ▁bird ▁san ctu ary ▁in ▁Point ▁Pe lee , ▁began ▁developing . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁push ▁their ▁views ▁further , ▁this ▁movement , ▁head ed ▁by ▁James ▁B . ▁H ark in ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Oliver ▁Whe eler , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁argue ▁that