Manitoba Wildlands
Federal Election Survey 2004

Voting Box
This election survey has been sent to five political parties in Canada. (Election day is June 28, 2004.) For details on public policy regarding Manitoba's lands and waters, 2003 election environment commitments, policy and protected areas mapping, go to our Governments page. Each question has been posed to the political parties based on their campaign to form government in Canada. The survey requests either a Yes or No answer to each question, with comments optional. Please Note: responses from the political parties have not been altered in any way. When a party did not answer a question with a definite Yes or No, " — " was entered.
NOTE - Only 3 parties responded (NDP, Green Party, Liberals).

Protected Areas    Species At Risk    Water
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
East Side Lake Winnipeg    Energy & Climate Change
   

East Side Lake Winnipeg Questions

Q28 Will your government commit to providing funds to support planning for lands on the East Side of Lake Winnipeg in areas where there is federal responsibility? Specifically,

Q28A Will your government commit funds to support the First Nations-led process to achieve World Heritage Site status for 4 million ha of lands and waters in eastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario?

  YES NO Comment
NDP — — TBA
Conservative — — TBA
Green Party  
Liberal Yes, provided there is an adequate means of guaranteeing stewardship and enforcement of all the protective measures that come with World Heritage Status. This is a very large and sparsely populated area that is challenging to monitor and study.
Bloc — — TBA



Q28B Will your government commit funds to share the cost with the Manitoba government for a transportation system plan for the east side of Lake Winnipeg?

  YES NO Comment
NDP — — TBA
Conservative — — TBA
Green Party    
Liberal — —
Bloc — — TBA



Q28C Will your government commit funds to support traditional use studies and community planning exercises initiated and directed by First Nation and Aboriginal communities on the East Side of Lake Winnipeg?

  YES NO Comment
NDP — — TBA
Conservative — — TBA
Green Party    
Liberal — —
Bloc — — TBA



Q28D Will your government invest in independent climate change studies, specific to the East of Lake Winnipeg boreal forest regions?

  YES NO Comment
NDP — — TBA
Conservative — — TBA
Green Party    
Liberal — —  
Bloc — — TBA
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Q29 Does your government agree that conservation and community based land use plans for the East Side of Lake Winnipeg forest regions should be undertaken prior to decisions regarding land use?

  YES NO Comment
NDP — — TBA
Conservative — — TBA
Green Party  
Liberal — —  
Bloc — — TBA