- Cut over $29 million from Parks Canada in 2014, cutting 30% of Parks Canada’s Science Research Division and staff, which led to shorter park seasons (8)
- Has increased lands protected by parks Canada by 50% (9)
- Enacted and passed the Rouge National Urban Park Act, creating Canada’s first urban national park, protected by Parks Canada (1,3)
- Expanded the number of Canadian parks, including the addition of Sable Island National Park to Parks Canada (4)
- Allowed many of Parks Canada's services to be privatized (10, 11)
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- Opposes the Conservative funding cuts to Parks Canada (2)
- Voted against Bills C-40 (Rouge National Park Act) and S-15 (Act to Amend the Canada National Parks Act, creating Sable Island National Park) on the grounds that the necessary regulations to maintain proper care and safety have not been met (3,4)
- Pledges to reopen talks between B.C and Federal governments on the creation of Okanagan-Similkameen National Park (5)
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- Will reverse the Conservatives' $29 million cuts to programs, services, and science within parks (6,8)
- Pledges to expand Canada’s protected lands and coastal areas from 10% to 17% (6)
- Will invest $50 million per year into the development of Canada's parks, national wildlife areas, and migratory bird sanctuaries, including an expansion on learn-to-camp programs for low- and middle-income families (6)
- Opposes private development within national parks borders (6)
- Promises to suspend all admission fees for 2017 (the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation) and ensure that new Canadians and children will have free access to parks (6)
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- Opposes Conservative cuts to Parks Canada and pledges to restore funding for science research and preservation (7)
- Pledges to expand Canada’s protected lands, from 10% at present to 17% of Canada’s lands and 10% of coastal areas, by 2020. (7)
- Will ensure that industrial activity and expansion are prohibited within National Parks. (7)
- Leader Elizabeth May opposed seismic testing inside and drilling directly under Sable Island National Park (4,7)
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