We are tallying and summarizing the results as we receive them. We have currently tallied the following responses which include all completed surveys as received by Friday May 11th:
BC Liberal Party
0/79 (0%) *
Green Party of BC
42/72 (58%)
BC New Democratic Party
21/79 (27%) *
BC Unity Party
16/58 (28%)
BC Marijuana Party
25/77 (32%)
The Western Canada Wilderness Committee is conducting a survey of all 2001 provincial MLA candidates for the BC Liberals, NDP, Green Party, Unity, and Marijuana party.
The survey consists of 13 yes/no questions covering a range of environmental issues that BC residents have consistently expressed concern for, including the protection of watersheds, the Annual Allowable Cut, endangered species, raw log exports, greenhouse gases, protection the the Stoltmann/Elaho wilderness area and fish farming. You can read the survey questionnaire by clicking here.
This survey is being undertaken to determine, and make public, the position of candidates on environmental issues of interest to our members. The Western Canada Wilderness Committee is Canada's largest membership-based citizen-funded wilderness preservation organization with 27,000 active members. We work for the preservation of Canadian and international wilderness through research and grassroots education. WCWC works on the ground to achieve ecologically sustainable communities and works only through lawful means.
You can view our summary of the results received so far by clicking on each party in the table at the top of this page. You can also click on the party icons below to see individual MLA candidate responses for each party.
Election 2001 Links:For more information please e-mail gwen@wildernesscommittee.org.
