| Sierra Club Ranks Canada's Federal Parties | 09 September 08 |
 Sierra Club Canada has unveiled its report card evaluating the five federal parties' climate-change policies. The new publication, Voter's Guide to the Climate Crisis Election, was released September 5, 2008, the eve of what the group is calling the "climate crisis election"."There is no doubt that the climate crisis will be pivotal in the upcoming federal election," said Stephen Hazell, executive director of Sierra Club Canada. The Voter's Guide to the Climate Crisis Election is an informative explanation of the key issues in climate change science and policy. It is designed help voters understand issues and concludes with assessment of climate change platforms of the major federal political parties. To earn a passing grade a party must:
Jean Langlois, Sierra Club's national campaigns director, said the parties could have a chance to score better in a final report card to be released during the anticipated election by beefing up its climate commitments. Mr. Langlois added he expected the Parties to introduce more details of their policies during the election campaign that could allow them to score higher. The initial grades assigned to each party's climate change platform are:
The Sierra Club gave the five parties a draft of its evaluation of their policies mid-August to give them a chance to respond to criticism or correct mistakes, Mr. Langlois said. View Sierra Club of Canada September 5, 2008 press releaseView September 2008 Sierra Club of Canada Report, Voters Guide to the Climate Crisis Election (PDF) View September 5, 2008 Ottawa Citizen article Sources: Sierra Club Canada, Ottawa Citizen |
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