2011-10-21 AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Potatogate Victory!

You may have heard the great news that the notorious "Potatogate" public land sale has been scrapped by new premier Alison Redford.

THANK YOU!

The fact that this 16,000 acre area of native prairie and endangered species habitat has been saved is in no small part thanks to the efforts of those who took the time to write and to speak out. As we have said before, People Power does work!

We are quick to write to our politicians to complain, so we should also be prompt in writing to them to thank them for their good decisions. AWA has written to Premier Redford to congratulate her on her decision to halt the Potatogate land sale.

But it is important to remember that the system which allows public land to be sold off with no public input remains in place: there is nothing to prevent more "Potatogates" happening in future. So AWA's letter to the premier includes a series of recommendations for a process to ensure that public land remains public into the future, and that the Alberta public has a say in decisions which are made affecting this land.