Forestry platforms
Here's what the 2019 Canadian election parties are promising.Conservative
- Establish a Task Force on the Woodland Caribou.
- Increase funding to control pest species in national parks and on federal lands.
NDP
A New Democrat government will invest in forestry innovation and support value-added Canadian wood products – and the good jobs that go with them. Our plan will support forestry research and development, help companies commercialize new technologies, and expand market access for wood products to keep Canada competitive.
We’ll also boost reforestation efforts to strengthen our climate resilience and ensure the sustainability of the forestry sector. New Democrats will help protect communities through forest management to mitigate forest fire risk, including combatting (sic) the spread of the mountain pine beetle and improving coordination of fire prevention efforts across all levels of government.
From A New Deal for People, retrieved 2019-09-22.
Green
- Develop non-commercial aspects of forest management, such as massive tree planting, creating fire breaks and suppression.
- Renew the National Forest Strategy, focusing on restoring ecologically sound and climate resilient forests, in partnership with Indigenous Peoples.
Invoke federal powers for peace, order and good government to develop non-commercial aspects of forest management, such as massive tree planting, creating fire breaks and fire suppression, for climate change adaptation.
Renew the abandoned process of a National Forest Strategy, with the focus on restoring ecologically sound and climate resilient forests, and restoring forests as carbon sinks, in partnership with Indigenous Peoples. Orient federal forest science towards this goal.
Increase forest fire preparedness, including buying water bombers and ensuring they can be deployed rapidly in high-risk zones.
From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.