Election Survey Results & Party Platforms on Water
- With the April 23 election fast approaching we are sending out an overview of the positions of the five major parties in the election. We hope you will take these positions into consideration when making the choice of which party you intend to support.
- On April 4th, OWINFS circulated a 10-question election survey to all the parties, but perhaps indicative of the importance each lends to the issue, only the NDP took time to respond. The positions of other parties have been taken from their respective election platforms and/or policy documents.
- The current Alberta election cycle has seen an almost complete absence of debate on environmental issues, which unfortunately means that the very critical issue of the future of water allocation in the province and the potential for an expansion of water markets in the province has largely been absent from the election discussion.
- Whichever party forms government next week, the continued engagement of all Albertans in deciding our water future, and your participation in the ongoing review of the province’s water allocation system will be critical, and we look forward to your continued support and engagement as the review moves forward.
- In alphabetical order, here are the positions of the parties with regard specifically to the water allocation review and/or water markets (each party has additional policies regarding other water-related issues that are not included below).
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