Thread by @ThomasforBC

Will the @bcndp get outflanked on the left on environmental issues by the @bcliberals under @gavindew? It certainly seems like they could

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https://twitter.com/gavindew/status/1428028058699763719

Although rural communities and resource workers typically are "right" on the political spectrum, there's still a strong environmental ethos.

But (sweeping generalization), it's different than the "left" ethos. These are hunters, fishers, rural residents, and resource workers...

So the "environment" isn't a place they read about or visit for vacation. It's where they work, where they hunt, and where they live.

Impacts are direct - wildfires burn homes, loss of watersheds impact drinking water for humans + livestock, and etc

We all know the 2021 fire season is bad. But other impacts are out there.

Droughts are directly impacting the ability for ranchers to raise livestock

radionl.com/2021/08/06/fir…

Wildfires don't just burn homes, evacuate people, and cause smoky skies - they impact our timber industry.

An industry that is a major economic driver in rural BC.

fortune.com/2021/07/21/lum…

A coalition of hunting, fishing, and conservation groups representing 275,000+ BC members are calling on the @bcndp to do more. Follow @JZThinAir for more info.

thenarwhal.ca/bc-hunting-con…

The @UBCIC are vocal on many of these issues including old growth protections, wildfires, and climate change.

https://twitter.com/UBCIC/status/1420442430629814276?s=20

Meanwhile, the @bcndp are absent during the 2021 wildfire season not to mention failing to deliver on promised forestry reforms.

Not to mention things like fish populations...

https://twitter.com/yearofthesalmon/status/1427713124187054082?s=20

But despite this, funding for land and wildfire management is at it's lowest levels since...well...ever?

I already retweeted this thread, but it's so good it's worth sharing again:

https://twitter.com/JZThinAir/status/1423706820577697798?s=20

Will this senior minister proposed by @gavindew come with the needed funding and powers? I don't know, but it's needed.

https://twitter.com/gavindew/status/1428028065112862723?s=20

And @gavindew how about promising 1:1 spending on wildfire preparedness / mitigation : wildfire response.

Best numbers I can find are $265 million annually on response but only $32 million on preparedness / mitigation

https://twitter.com/gavindew/status/1428028062302707722?s=20

While you're at it @gavindew , feel free to steal this idea from the @BCGreens 2020 election platform.

I'm biased because I wrote that point, but we need to address this issue at the landscape level, not just a 1km buffer around homes.

So smart move @gavindew recognizing that environmental ethos runs deep on both sides of the political spectrum, and that the NDP are failing both sides.

We he win the leadership? We he deliver? Who knows. But it's great to see movement on the right.

https://twitter.com/gavindew/status/1428028067776192512?s=20

@gavindew PS: Nice to see mention of prescribed burns in this thread. Many experts (eg @kiramhoffman @fireminded @firebobbc ) say we need more.

But getting even one burn approved right now is a f*cking nightmare. Please change that.

https://twitter.com/gavindew/status/1428028060897579016?s=20