If I were Prime Minister I would protect our precious biodiversity by tripling the area designated as parks and marine reserves. Under strict protection, these lands and waters bodies would be for non-human use only, never to be exploited for profit, only to be observed in their virgin state by a small group of visitors at a time. The protected areas would include the immediate habitat of endangered or threatened biodiversity and ensure that enough land and water was protected to allow non threatened species a secure existence ensuring that they never become threatened, extirpated, or extinct.
JEFF, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
I would make saving old growth forests and protecting the natural wild habitats of all endangered species (including marine environments) a top priority.
PHOENIX, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Protect the animals and their environment. Keep as much parkland as possible.
JULIE, MAPLE RIDGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I would start protecting the wild spaces that we have remaining in Canada. I would put the environment first. Too much of our wildlife is already suffering. As Aldo Leopold stated: “You can’t save a species, you have to save an ecosystem.”
SADIE, GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Establish more nationally protected parks and wildlife reserves.
GERI, SUMMERVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA
I would expand our exisitng national parks and wildlife area to protect species and their habitat for future generations.
S., OTTAWA, ONTARIO
I would protect endangered species and create more national parks.
VITA, TORONTO, ONTARIO
I would immediately work to protect the endangered species whose lives are still being taken and whose habitats are still being destroyed.
RUBY, MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC
I would protect the world’s water supply and save numerous forests and endangered species.
ANDREW, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Make endangered wildlife and habitat a critical priority as laid out by CPAWS, SLD and CWF.
HAEGERT, SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I would legislate preservation of wild spaces where ecosystems remain viable and sponsor independent support for organizations working to preserve endangered species due to development and climate change.
MAUREEN, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO
I would create more parks and green spaces in cities and around the country, and protected areas for natural landscapes and wildlife.
F., MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC
I would do everything I can to stop global warming and protect endangered species.
THOMAS, SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN
Create twenty times the national parks to protect all micro environments in our country and the diverse species within, especially those that are endangered.
PAUL, NEEPAWA, MANITOBA
I would stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry and would work to protect endangered species.
ANDREW, FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
I would ensure that endangered species listed under COSEWIC do not fail to be listed under SARA for socioeconomic reasons (as is the case with the North Atlantic Cod fisheries). I would train law enforcement personnel to ensure their compliance with the protection of species listed under SARA, and develop harsher penalties to those that fail to comply with the law on this matter ...
ANNE-MICHELLE, TORONTO, ONTARIO
I would protect wildlife habitat from development.
DUNCAN, SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
Implement Canada’s Species at Risk Act to protect our biodiversity.
FAISAL, GIBSONS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
