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Manitoba Wildlands will post environment and climate change materials from Canada's federal election on this page. Materials will be from civil society organizations. These are grouped for easier access, with most recent on top. We are also providing: Climate Action Network Election Fact Checks, Election 2008 Platform links, primary media links, and survey responses regarding election 2008.	By Fred Curatolo Larger version
View 440 Federal Candidates and Four Opposition Leaders Commit in Writing to Stronger Measures on Climate Change, KyotoPlus View Ask Stephen Harper What He Would Do About Poverty, Make Poverty History View Election polls, Simon Fraser University View Challenge to Federal Candidates: In the 2008 Election, 'Turn on the Tap'!, Polaris Institute View 2008 Canada Election, Democratic Space View Canada's Water Abandoned by Two Parties, Defended by Three, Sierra Club Canada View A Message to Canada's Political Leaders: Stop Ducking Obama's NAFTA Challenge, Polaris Institute View Canadian Government Lets Oil Companies Off the Hook on Climate Change, Climate Action Network Canada View Putting a Price on Pollution, The Pembina Institute View Top Scientists Urge Canadians to Vote for the Environment, ClimateLetter.org View Back carbon tax, leading economists tell politicians, Ottawa Citizen View Open Letter to leaders of Canada's federal political parties, The Economics of Climate Change View National Union and the 2008 Federal Election View 2008 Federal Election, CUPE View Federal Election 2008, CAW-TCA Canada View Vote '08, Change Can't Wait!, Assembly of First Nations View Election 2008, Canadian Labour Congress View Election 2008, Canada's Party Leaders on Climate Change and the Envrionment, Tomorrow Today View Election '08 Action Centre, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting View Election Center, DeSmogBlog View The temperature's rising - with election fever, David Suzuki Foundation Download Election 2008: Groups react to leaders debate, Climate Action Network (PDF) View Song: Canada - You Have A Choice, AVAAZ.ca View Election '08 , Beyond Factory Farming Coalition View Federal Election 2008, Canadian Environmental Network View Election 2008: Key Points, The Pembina Institute View Election Resources For Students & Teachers, Dr. Charles Best School Library View Climate Letters to the Editor, Sierra Club Canada View Vote For Environment View 2008 Election Primer, CPAWS E-Mail Your Question for the Leaders Debate, CBC View Vote To Make Poverty History, MakePovertyHistory.ca View Tomorrow Today, How Canada Can Make a World of Difference View Election News For the Rest of Us, Rabble.ca View Your Vision Your Vote, Council of Canadians View Proposed Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, Eco Justice, Friends of the Earth, and Sierra Club (PDF) View David Suzuki Foundation - Vote Environment 2008 Blog View Election 2008 Climate Resources, Climate Action Network Canada View Vote For Nature, Nature Canada View Federal Election Lawn Sign Campaign, VTACC View Election 2008: Pembina Reacts Blog, The Pembina Institute Download Imagine Canada, Election Platform from Canada's Non Profit Sector (PDF) View Petition for Concerned Canadians, KyotoPlus View Pledge for Canadian Politicians, KyotoPlus View Youth Pledge, Power Vote Canada View Time to Get Serious on Climate Change, Canadians for Climate Leadership Declaration Download Voters Guide to the Climate Crisis Election, Sierra Club of Canada (PDF) Visit Vote for Climate, Voters Taking Action on Climate Change View Climate Crisis Election Countdown, Sierra Club Canada Visit PowerUP Canada View Climate Wrongs and Human Rights, Oxfam We are posting Climate Action Network 'Fact Check' sheets which identify a climate myth with response. Each Party's election platform and major announcements are also linked. Climate Action Network Election Fact Checks: View Video: Putting a Price on Carbon View Carbon Tax vs. "Cap and Trade" View Consider Carbon Pricing on the Election Trail (PDF) View Prominent Economists Favour Pricing Carbon (PDF) Election 2008 Platforms View Green Party, Looking Forward. A Fresh Perspective on Canada's Future, Election website View Conservative Party, The True North Strong and Free (PDF), Election website View Liberal Party, The Green Shift, Election website View New Democratic Party, A Green Agenda for Canada, Election website View Bloc Québécois, Présent! Pour L'Environnement, Election website View First Peoples National Party of Canada
Media Election Links View Canada Votes 2008, Toronto Star View Canada Votes, CBC View Federal Election 2008, Globe and Mail View 2008 Election, CTV View 2008 Election Poll Tracker, CTV View Decision 2008, GlobalTV View Election 2008, Winnipeg Free Press View Decision Canada 08, Ottawa Citizen View Canada Votes 2008, Canoe.ca	By Fred Curatolo Larger version
Survey Responses View Analysis of Federal Party Platforms on Métis Issue, Métis National Council View Canada's environment and sustainability Survey, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy Download Federal Election 2008 - Environmental Questionnaire, Equiterre (PDF) View 2008 Election Primer - Leaders response, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society View Ontario Premier's Letter/Responses of Party Leaders View Election 2008, Canada's Party Leaders on Climate Change and the Envrionment, Tomorrow Today View On the Record, Make Poverty History View 2008 Election Survey, Sierra Club Canada Sites and links listed on this page are for information purposes and may not be indicative of the views of Manitoba Wildlands. 2007 Manitoba Election Promises Top Manitoba Wildlands sent its 2007 pre election survey to the leaders of all Manitoba political parties in late February 2007. The Liberal, PC, and Green parties answered the survey in March 2007. The survey contains several categories of questions, with short questions in each category. It is designed to encourage clear YES or NO answers. Manitoba Wildlands encourages other Manitoba civil society organizations to ask our political leaders questions relevant to the future of our province. The 2007 Manitoba Provincial Election took place May 22, 2007. View Manitoba Wildlands Manitoba Pre Election Survey 2007 - Questions View Manitoba Wildlands Manitoba Pre Election Survey 2007 - Questions & Responses Other 2007 Provincial Election Surveys: View the Manitoba Metis Federation's Manitoba Election 2007 Survey: Stand with our People, Vote for your Manitoba View the Downtown Winnipeg Biz Survey: Commitment to Downtown Winnipeg Manitoba Wildlands has compiled links and text of environmental commitments made by all four major political parties in Manitoba during the 2007 election campaign. Download 2007 Manitoba NDP environment commitments (PDF) Download 2007 Manitoba Progressive Conservatives environment commitments (PDF) Download 2007 Manitoba Liberals environment commitments (PDF) Download 2007 Manitoba Green Party environment commitments (PDF) Download May 31, 2007 Manitoba Wildlands letter to all four parties (PDF) Manitoba Wildlands will be monitoring action taken to fulfill these promises and adhere to those commitments made as part of our election survey. NDP content regarding election promises were taken from the Manitoba NDP website. That web site was taken down June 11, 2007. Request copies of these election announcements and press releases here: Manitoba Wildlands 2006 Federal Election Promises Top Manitoba Wildlands surveyed the five federal political parties in Canada about their positions on environmental issues and federal responsibilities in Manitoba, prior to Canada's election January 23, 2006. The 2006 election survey is similar to the one used in the 2004 federal election survey. Questions regarding several environmental issue areas are included. Answers to survey questions are posted within the survey template. It can be viewed by question topics. 2006 Election surveys from national environmental organizations are also linked below. View Manitoba Wildlands Federal Election Survey 2006 - Questions View Manitoba Wildlands Federal Election Survey 2006 - Questions & Responses NOTE: only 3 political parties have responded as of January 16, 2006. Other 2006 Federal Election Surveys: View Greenpeace Canada 2006 Federal Election Survey View Sierra Club of Canada 2006 Federal Election Survey 2004 Federal Election Promises Top During the 2004 Manitoba federal election Manitoba Wildlands polled all 5 political parties about their policies on Protected Areas, Species At Risk, Water, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), East Side Lake Winnipeg, and Energy & Climate Change. Only 3 parties responded to the survey: NDP, Green Party, and the Liberals. View Manitoba Wildlands Manitoba Election Survey 2004 - Questions View Manitoba Wildlands Manitoba Election Survey 2004 - Questions & Responses Other 2004 Federal Election Surveys: View Canadian Nature Federation's 2004 Election Survey and Responses Download Canadian Wind Energy Association's 2004 Election Press Release (PDF) Download Sierra Club of Canada's 2004 Comparison of Party Environment Platforms (PDF) & Election Survey Responses (PDF) View Greenpeace Canada's 2004 Election Survey Press Release & Election Survey Report Card (PDF) 2003 Manitoba Election Promises Top During the 2003 Manitoba provincial election the Canadian Nature Federation, Manitoba Wildlands Campaign office polled all 4 political parties about their policies on protected areas, Manitoba Hydro, the East Side Planning Initiative, and climate change. View CNF Manitoba Election Survey 2003 - Questions View CNF Manitoba Election Survey 2003 - Questions & Responses Canadian Nature Federation, Wildlands Campaign, Manitoba Wildlands office, requested a report back on the New Democratic Party environmental commitments from the 1999 election. Correspondence is posted below. View January 24, 2003 letter from CNF to Mr. Paul Vogt View January 29, 2003 letter from Mr. Paul Vogt to CNF View February 4, 2003 letter from CNF to Mr. Paul Vogt 1999 Manitoba Election Promises Top During the September 1999 election, the World Wildlife Fund Canada Endangered Spaces office sent a survey to all political parties in Manitoba. The responses from the Manitoba New Democratic Party, which formed government after the election, are provided here. These are letters from Mr. Paul Vogt, now director of Policy for Executive Council of the Manitoba government. View Page 1 September 4, 1999 View Page 2 September 4, 1999 View Page 1 September 13, 1999 View Page 2 September 13, 1999 Historic National Election Promises Top Download 2000 Red book Liberal Party (PDF) Download 1997 Red book Liberal Party (PDF)