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Premier Kinew’s government needs to make a substantial investment to achieve its ambitious target of protecting 30% of Manitoba by 2030.

The upcoming Manitoba budget needs to show a strong investment in protecting nature, CPAWS and Audubon wrote in a Winnipeg Free Press op-ed.

We welcomed incoming MLAs with a caribou stuffie and a reminder that Manitobans are counting on them to protect our lands and waters.

The future is bright for nature in Manitoba after a new government was elected on October 3 with strong commitments to conservation.

“We no longer have the luxury of delaying action to address this existential threat,” Ron Thiessen wrote in a letter to the Free Press.

3 of 4 political parties pledged to protect 30% of Manitoba’s lands and waters by 2030 in response to a CPAWS Manitoba campaign.

Quotes and background related to the CPAWS Manitoba campaign asking political parties to protect nature ahead of the upcoming election.

“There is still time for humanity to rein in climate change if we act quickly and decisively. Ron Thiessen wrote in an opinion piece published by the Winnipeg Free Press.

The Manitoba government’s action plan for water management will not secure the health of our waterways without significant revision.

Manitobans need to call on political parties and candidates in the upcoming provincial election to commit to developing an action plan that will protect 30% of Manitoba’s lands and waters by 2030, our Executive Director Ron Thiessen wrote in the Winnipeg Free Press.

CPAWS-Manitoba surveyed candidates from all parties in the Winnipeg South Centre byelection about nature and wildlife conservation.  

Manitoba has a golden opportunity to show true leadership for the future of people and wildlife by committing to the global target of conserving 30 percent of earth’s lands and waters by 2030.