On October 14th of this year, Canadians will go to the polls. And the people we choose to lead (and to serve) us can have historic conseque nces for our country and for the environment for generations to come.
My greatest fear in this election is not that one candidate or one party will win over the other. My nightmare is that the issue of the environment will be ignored in this election and that concerns about our planet will be drowned out by the name-calling and political posturing that have come to mark Canadian campaigns. And if that happens, if we fail to put the focus on the environment, the message to the next government - regardless of which party prevails - will be a mandate for more inaction.
We cannot let that happen. We do not have the time or the luxury.
And to make sure this doesn't happen, what we do between now and October 14th will be as important as what we do on October 14th.
We have to put all candidates' feet to the fire. We have to show them that we will not accept future inaction. We will demand that they address our environmental concerns - that they represent us.
That's what we're trying to do with Vote Environment 2008.
We invite you to consider this your meeting place during the campaign. We've invited many of our friends and some unusual suspects to help cut through the hot air and spin, to get you thinking about the issues. We want to hear your views on the election, media coverage, and the leaders and candidates in your local area.
In the 2008 federal election, vote environment!
Sincerely,
David Suzuki
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