April 17, 2011 by Anissa

Wild salmon are now an Election issue in Canada - and that's official!

Michael Crawford, the NDP candidate for Kamloops Thompson Cariboo, has taken out an advert on the front page of the Kamloops Daily News pledging to "fight for BC's wild salmon":



Writing in The Globe & Mail (17th April) - "In BC, fish can net an election victory" - Mark Hume says:

"A lot of people have tried over the years to make fish an issue in elections in British Columbia. And so far, all of them have failed.  But this year, a couple of campaigns are swimming along just beneath the surface that are starting to catch the attention of voters and politicians.

B.C. environmental activist and biologist Alexandra Morton is visiting federal campaign offices around the province to ask candidates: “Do you stand up for wild salmon?” And she is holding rallies, sometimes accompanied by a man wearing a fish-head mask, that are getting media coverage in small towns."

The article ends with:

"Given the closeness of some B.C. races, coming down on the side of halibut anglers or embracing Ms. Morton’s salmon campaign may mean candidates won’t later have to lament the one that got away."

On Election Day (2nd May) don't forget to Vote Salmon: www.votesalmon.ca

Find out which politicians are speaking out for salmon and which candidates are as slippery as a salmon when it comes to giving a direct answer: http://www.wildsalmonpeople.ca/will-you-remove-feedlots-our-ocean