Manitoba Pre-Election Survey 2007

1. establish an energy plan for Manitoba? YES/NO
2. report on progress on the energy plan every two years? YES/NO
3. establish public licensing/assessment standards for new renewable energy projects? YES/NO
4. undertake consultations regarding renewable energy projects before any are licensed/ constructed on crown lands or waterways? YES/NO

1. require Manitoba Hydro to report to the Crown Corporations Committee of the Legislature annually? YES/NO
2. post all current Manitoba hydro water power licences and environmental licenses online? YES/NO
3. act on Clean Environment Commission recommendation to review and license existing hydro system in Manitoba, through a public process? YES/NO
4. require Manitoba Hydro to publicly file its technical reports, data, and scientific findings? YES/NO
5. require regular, independent external audits of Manitoba Hydro (finances, policies, contracts, and negotiations)? YES/NO
6. ensure Manitoba Hydro makes development intentions public? YES/NO
7. require environmental assessment/license for retrofitting, upgrading, or changing existing hydro dams? YES/NO
8. make notifications for changes in water levels, from generation stations public, at least 2 weeks in advance? YES/NO
9. make sure Manitoba Hydro settles all outstanding compensation claims? YES/NO

1. report publicly on actions since the 2002 Climate Change Action Plan, and 2001 Climate Change Task Force report? YES/NO
2. establish third party, independent auditing of climate change actions/ reporting by government and industry in Manitoba? YES/NO
3. establish public posting of emissions data for large emitters in Manitoba, starting at 100,000 tonnes of emissions per year? YES/NO
4. post publicly Manitoba air pollution sources, especially including particulate matter? YES/NO
5. make all Manitoba Hydro emissions and carbon loss public, rather than 'private information' in greenhouse gas inventories? YES/NO
6. establish a public inventory of carbon held in Manitoba soils, forests, lands and waters? YES/NO
7. adopt a 'no net loss of carbon and no net gain in emissions' policy? YES/NO
8. incorporate emissions reduction objectives into environmental licensing and operations standards for all public works? YES/NO
9. mandate renewable portfolio standards and renewable energy quotas with specific targets and deadlines for Manitoba? YES/NO

1. continue to use the definition for protected areas reflected in public policy, legislation in Manitoba since 1990? YES/NO
2. complete the network of protected areas in Manitoba's natural regions started in the 1990's? YES/NO
3. uphold the principles of the First Nations protected areas MOU? YES/NO
4. establish new protected areas before a new forestry license, mill or hydro (dam and transmission project) license is issued? YES/NO
5. protect traditional lands nominated by First Nations for inclusion in the proposed World Heritage Site? YES/NO
6. retain and act on the more than 100 protected areas candidates in Manitoba? YES/NO
7. priorize action for significant protected areas in our forest regions? YES/NO

1. make public all materials used or filed in public hearings, legislative committee hearings, or similar events? YES/NO
2. make public speeches and presentations by ministers and Premier? YES/NO
3. make maps and data sources for government public? YES/NO
4. direct government staff to respond to information requests, and while avoiding these becoming freedom of information requests? YES/NO
5. adequately staff the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act? YES/NO
6. make public review comments for any consultation or public policy/regulatory/license review? YES/NO
7. adequately resource the Public Registry so it includes, on a timely basis, planning, policy, licensing, and regulatory review files from all government departments? YES/NO
8. set up an online Public Registry, to contain paper public registry files? YES/NO
9. make a complete government phone, address directory available to Manitoba citizens, updated regularly? YES/NO

1. maintain up-to-date listing and online copies of all environmental licences under The Environment Act? YES/NO
2. make public for comment alterations, additions, or grandfathering steps under environmental licenses? YES/NO
3. require cumulative environmental impact assessments when renewing Class 2 & 3 licences (such as logging, mills, mining, plants, hydro, etc)? YES/NO
4. make loans, incentives, business agreements, subsidies etc. pertaining to projects requiring environmental licences public? YES/NO
5. define the geographic scope for significant (Class 2 & 3) projects subject to environmental assessments? YES/NO
6. initiate a review of 20 year old Environment Act? YES/NO
7. have developers respond to public comments about their Environmental Impact Statements in advance of decisions about holding hearings? YES/NO
8. resume posting public review comments, and responses by developers in the public registry? YES/NO

1. post and update all boil water orders in Manitoba online? YES/NO
2. act on recommendations of the 2005 Lake Winnipeg Implementation Report, with public reporting? YES/NO
3. ensure water conservation is the primary criteria for proposals on new water/wastewater/pipeline projects? YES/NO
4. post all water permits, licences, and allocations, with updates including infractions? YES/NO
5. make all water allocations, water reserve, resource permits and licenses public ? YES/NO
6. act on recommendations in the February 2007 Lake Winnipeg Stewardship report, with public updates ? YES/NO

1. support and fulfill original East Side Planning Initiative principles for land use planning? YES/NO
2. 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
3. continue the current pause in development in the east side 'planning area' until communities' lands plans are in place? YES/NO
4. honour the lands plans of individual communities? YES/NO

1. appoint an Environmental Commissioner and Auditor for Manitoba, having both a public policy and regulatory auditing role? YES/NO
2. put in place an Environmental Bill of Rights for Manitobans? YES/NO
3. separate environmental inspection, auditing, licensing, policy, hearings, etc. from the department that manages or protects resources? YES/NO
4. make the Clean Environment Commission independent of the minister, by including it with the Office of the Environmental Auditor? YES/NO
5. maintain online archives of public policy announcements, reports, documents regarding lands and waters and the environment? YES/NO
6. indicate (via notice on departmental website) when a public policy is being retired, updated, or replaced? YES/NO
7. list current public policies regarding lands and waters and Manitoba's environment in an easy to access, online tool? YES/NO
8. re-establish and fill all scientist and biologist positions in government as of 10 years ago? YES/NO
9. fulfill 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)? YES/NO

1. increase staff to enable evidence and proceedings from CEC hearings to be readily available to the public? YES/NO
2. require ministers of the Manitoba government to respond to CEC reports in a public manner within 90 days of their release? YES/NO
3. make CEC evidence, archives, and transcripts easily accessible? YES/NO
4. make sure that CEC hearings remain open, easily accessible, providing citizens the right to participate? YES/NO
5. separate decisions as to who receives participant funding for CEC hearings from administration of funds? YES/NO
6. make the updated schedule for hearings public, on a daily basis? YES/NO
7. make sure that all participants receive copies of all documents from hearings? YES/NO