Promises, promises

Jon Gerard - LIBERAL

• Establish a Lake Winnipeg Authority that will set water levels for Lake Winnipeg and work on shoreline erosion issues and other problems with the lake.

• $20 million commitment to protect farmland, wetlands from flooding including expanding dam systems along South Tobacco Creek, providing support for wetlands on farmland using Blanchard municipality approach, and commit to a zero net loss of wetlands in Manitoba.

James Beddome - GREEN

• Assistance for ordinary Manitobans to make their homes energy efficient.

• Ensure all new residential housing units have 3 kw capacity micro power systems to be independent power producers and never have to purchase power from a utility.

• Mandate all streep lamps to be energy-efficient LED street lamps.

• Develop a provincial energy strategy, emphasizing energy reductions.

• Establish a Fossil-Fuel Independence Commission to examine ways to reduce and eventually eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels.

• Develop transportation policy to localize production and consumption to reduce need for transportation.

• Provide incentives for people, businesses and municipalities to move to more eco-friendly modes of transportation.

• Ensure the government purchases emission free or the most fuel-efficient vehicles available.

• Mandate all new vehicles in Manitoba to meet California emissions standards.

• Establish new protected areas in consultation with affected First Nations, local populations and industry.

• Permanently protect all existing protected areas and keep them free from logging, mining, oil exploration and hydro development.

• Develop a conservation plan for Manitoba’s east shore wilderness area.

• Protect the East Side of Lake Winnipeg from further industrial developments and submit a World Heritage site designation bid as soon as possible.

• Support the creation of more provincial urban parks with walking/bike trails, urban farms and artist studios.

• Protect water with legally enforceable standards.

• Ban the privatization of municipal water systems and bulk water exports.

• Prohibit further wetland drainage.

• Stop the fluoridation of drinking water