Local federal election candidates were sent an environmental survey created by a group of environmental and conservation groups, including the Sault Climate Hub, Clean North and The Kensington Conservancy.
This survey is meant to let the public see where the candidates and their parties stand on important provincial environmental issues and those unique to our region.
To date only Green Party candidate Robyn Eshkibok and Liberal Party candidate Terry Sheehan have completed the survey. To see the results, click here.
For more information, see the press release below.
A coalition of local environmental and conservation groups, including the Sault Climate Hub, Clean North and The Kensington Conservancy created an environmental survey that was sent to every candidate in the Sault Ste. Marie - Algoma riding. The survey was sent twice to each candidate’s individual email address.
The intention of the survey is to allow the public to see where their candidates and their parties stand on important provincial environmental issues and those unique to our region. Each candidate had a chance to highlight their platform through a series of 9 questions, including how they would address climate change if elected.
To date only Green Party candidate Robyn Eshkibok and Liberal Party candidate Terry Sheehan have completed the survey. To check out the survey’s full results, visit this link. As of April 23 no response has been received from Laura Mayer (NDP), Hugh Stevenson (PC) or James Collins (CHPC). If additional responses are received we will add them to the folder for public viewing up until Election Day.
The survey’s full results are posted here.
Any candidates who haven’t responded or would like it sent to them again can email saultclimatehub@gmail.com. We will continue to update the responses online as we receive them up until the federal election on April 28.
The coalition and the public thank candidates for taking a few minutes of their time to let us know you and your parties’ perspectives on these pressing environmental issues.
Please note that the Sault Climate Hub is a non-partisan group of concerned citizens advancing climate change mitigation & adaptation to align Sault Ste. Marie with scientific, aspirational, and global targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions through action, education, engagement and other activities.