"These are prime opportunities for Canada to shine on the world stage during the International Year of Biodiversity and in the lead-up to the G8 and G20 Summits," states Barry Turner, Chair of Green Budget Coalition, and Director of Government Relations, Ducks Unlimited Canada.

1. Fund national ecosystem based adaptation strategy to improve Canada's biodiversity protection on lands and oceans.
2. Deliver Canada's promised federal water strategy by investing in water and wastewater infrastructure, cleanup of contaminated sediment, and protecting freshwater ecosystems in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Basin.
3. Create at least 8,000 jobs by renewing incentives for renewable power, establishing green energy bonds and mapping Canada's geothermal potential.