Ecology OttawaCategory: Decision 2015
Now and Then: New Possibilities
It has been almost 10 days already since the elections, and I’m still recovering from the summer’s campaign. It has been a long one. While the official campaign was the longest of modern Canadian history (only 1867’s and 1872’s were…
Read MoreMedia Release: Poll Suggests Liberal Lead in Both Nepean and Kanata-Carleton Ridings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Ottawa) October 13, 2015: A new poll of voting intentions in the ridings of Kanata-Carleton and Nepean, conducted by Environics Research and commissioned by Leadnow and Ecology Ottawa, suggests that the Liberals have pulled into the lead…
Read MoreOttawa Area All Candidates Debates!
The federal elections are just under four weeks away. We know that the federal election is a vital opportunity to get candidates from all parties to voice their positions on important issues affecting the city. However, there are nine ridings in…
Read MoreGet Out The Vote
The 2015 federal election is a critical opportunity to take a giant leap forward on environmental issues affecting Ottawa. Federal decisions impact everything from the health of our watersheds, to the strength of our response to climate change, to urban…
Read MoreWhat’s happened to environmental protection in Canada
It’s difficult to overstate the negative impact of the current Conservative government on federal environmental policy. You could make a strong argument that this government is the worst in the history of Canadian environmental policy. There are multiple lines of…
Read MoreCBC Coverage of Ecology Ottawa Door to Door Election Work
As broadcast on Sept 8, 2015, CBC’s Amanda Pfeffer talks about how people are thinking about strategic voting and the work that Ecology Ottawa is doing to help inform them with respect to environmental issues for this 2015 federal election….
Read MoreDecision 2015: Promoting Environmental Leadership in the Federal Election
It may be difficult to imagine a Canadian governmental system in which all federal parties champion progressive environmental policy and stick to their promises. It may also be difficult to imagine national discussions about environmental issues that are not politically divisive. But…
Read MoreDecision 2015: Promoting Environmental Leadership in the Federal Election
It may be difficult to imagine a Canadian governmental system in which all federal parties champion progressive environmental policy and stick to their promises. It may also be difficult to imagine national discussions about environmental issues that are not politically divisive. But…
Read MoreFE2015 In-depth Analysis
Riding-level Analysis If bringing environmental leadership [G3] to Parliament is the goal this October, when we take a closer look at Ecology Ottawa’s election approach it becomes clearer why we are focused on two out the three swing ridings in our…
Read MoreAnalysis of the City’s 2015-2018 Term of Council Priorities
Running up to the City Council meeting of July 8, 2015 various city standing committees are considering for approval a document that lays out the city’s priorities until the next municipal election. What follows here is a draft for discussion…
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