Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's water, health, and contributing to carbon pollution. This upcoming election, we hope that political candidates take a firm stance to oppose fracking operations and, instead, commit to safeguarding communities.

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Yesterday's Speech from the Throne reads more like a list of what this government sees as its main achievements than a true framework for going forward. New initiatives are few and far between, sandwiched between pages of self-congratulatory recap of the natural gas strategy, the jobs plan and highlights from the last budget.