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Greenpeace Seeks Environmental Leadership 23 April 11

Greenpeace logo Greenpeace Canada encourages people to vote for environmental candidates using qualities of a candidate who supports climate action.

"Political leaders will have to demonstrate a clear action plan to meet Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets if they intend to improve Canada's international reputation and ensure Canada does its fair share," said Bruce Cox of Greenpeace.

For Greenpeace, a candidate who supports climate action, also supports:
  1. Leadership on climate change action.
  2. An End to all tar sands subsidies.
  3. Keeping the northern B.C. coastline free from oil tankers.
  4. A moratorium on oil drilling in the Arctic.
  5. Requirements the nuclear industry foots full cost of nuclear accidents.

Greenpeace also provided yes/no assessments of the positions of the Leaders of Canada's five largest parties with respect to the five points listed above.

Green Leader Elizabeth May and NDP Leader Jack Layton support all five issues. Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe supports four of the issues. Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff supports three. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper doesn't support any of these initiatives.

Greenpeace blogs also offer more detailed analysis on party platforms.

View April 21, 2011 Greenpeace joint press release
View April 15, 2011 Greenpeace feature "Climate Change on the Agenda"
View April 11, 2011 Greenpeace blog "The Orange and the Green"
View Greenpeace April 10, 2011 blog "Conservative Platform"
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