Manitoba Pre-Election Survey 2007 - Results
Manitoba Wildlands 2007 pre election survey to the leaders of all Manitoba political parties. The survey contains several categories of questions, with short questions in each category. It is designed to encourage clear YES or NO answers. We will post documents we receive, and will show YES, NO, NO ANSWER in the survey chart.See links below for previous election surveys and commitments from 1999 and 2003 Manitoba elections, and recent federal elections. We also post environmental commitments made in Throne and Budget speeches. Manitoba Wildlands encourages other Manitoba civil society organizations to ask our political leaders questions relevant to the future of our province.
The uncertainty of election dates, and the urgency of environmental issues in Manitoba, prompted this pre election survey.
Manitoba Wildlands' Election Surveys (1999, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Manitoba Government Environmental Commitments - Budget and Throne Speeches (1999-2006)
Question Categories:
Energy | Manitoba Hydro | Climate Change | Parks, Protected Areas, World Heritage Site | Public Access to Information & Consultations | Licences | Water | Land Use Planning | Government | CEC / PUB
Energy | Manitoba Hydro | Climate Change | Parks, Protected Areas, World Heritage Site | Public Access to Information & Consultations | Licences | Water | Land Use Planning | Government | CEC / PUB
Water
Q47 Will your government post and update all boil water orders in Manitoba online?| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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| Liberal | |
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Q48 Will your government # act on recommendations of the 2005 Lake Winnipeg Implementation Report, with public reporting?
| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
| Conservative | |
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| Green Party | — | — | See comments | |
| Liberal | |
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Q49 Will your government ensure water conservation is the primary criteria for proposals on new water/wastewater/pipeline projects?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q50 Will your government post all water permits, licences, and allocations, with updates including infractions?
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Q51 Will your government make all water allocations, water reserve, resource permits and licenses public?
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Q52 Will your government act on recommendations in the February 2007 Lake Winnipeg Stewardship report, with public updates?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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| Green Party | — | — | See comments | |
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Land Use Planning
Q53 Will your government support and fulfill original East Side Planning Initiative principles for land use planning?| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q54 Will your government acknowledge that 6 years later only one lands plan is in place among 16 east side First Nations, and provide funding assistance to other communities for lands planning?
| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q55 Will your government continue the current pause in development in the east side 'planning area' until communities' lands plans are in place?
| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
| Conservative | |
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| Liberal | |
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Q56 Will your government honour the lands plans of individual communities?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Environment & Government
Q57 Will your government appoint an Environmental Commissioner and Auditor for Manitoba, having both a public policy and regulatory auditing role?| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
| Conservative | |
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| Green Party | |
See comments | ||
| Liberal | |
See comments |
Q58 Will your government put in place an Environmental Bill of Rights for Manitobans?
| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
| Conservative | |
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| Green Party | |
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| Liberal | |
See comments |
Q59 Will your government separate environmental inspection, auditing, licensing, policy, hearings, etc. from the department that manages or protects resources?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q60 Will your government make the Clean Environment Commission independent of the minister, by including it with the Office of the Environmental Auditor?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
| Conservative | |
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| Green Party | |
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| Liberal | |
See comments |
Q61 Will your government maintain online archives of public policy announcements, reports, documents regarding lands and waters and the environment?
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Q62 Will your government indicate (via notice on departmental website) when a public policy is being retired, updated, or replaced?
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Q63 Will your government list current public policies regarding lands and waters and Manitoba's environment in an easy to access, online tool?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q64 Will your government re-establish and fill all scientist and biologist positions in government as of 10 years ago?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q65 Will your government ulfill federal/national environmental, water protection, conservation, species standards which Manitoba has signed on to (includes Council of Ministers of the Environment policies, and guidelines, all Ministers' Councils' policies and guidelines)?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Clean Environment Commission / Public Utilities Board
Q66 Will your government increase staff to enable evidence and proceedings from CEC hearings to be readily available to the public?| YES | NO | NO ANSWER | Additional Comment | |
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
| Conservative | |
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| Green Party | |
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| Liberal | |
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Q67 Will your government require ministers of the Manitoba government to respond to CEC reports in a public manner within 90 days of their release?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q68 Will your government make CEC evidence, archives, and transcripts easily accessible?
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Q69 Will your government make sure that CEC hearings remain open, easily accessible, providing citizens the right to participate?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q70 Will your government separate decisions as to who receives participant funding for CEC hearings from administration of funds?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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Q71 Will your government make the updated schedule for hearings public, on a daily basis?
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Q72 Will your government make sure that all participants receive copies of all documents from hearings?
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| NDP | — | — | See comments | |
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