ENV320H1 Chapter : summary of the ultimate horizontal issue reading
16 Feb 2012
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The ultimate horizontal issue: the environmental policy experiences of alberta and ontario, 1971-1993. Mark winfield examines the environmental politics and policy making routines of alberta and. He concludes that there is a similar pattern connecting social interest in economic and natural resource development to environmental policy development in both provinces. Winfield argues that ontario s more diverse society has provided it with higher environmental support. The effect of minority government interactions and greater competition in electoral campaigns has created a better representation of environmental interests, and a better ability to overcome resistance towards environmental action. The environmental assessment act was created in ontario right before an election presumably to gain public support. An alliance between opposition parties and environmental groups was possible; the opposition could gain public support by affiliating themselves with environmental issues and the environmental groups were able to indirectly control legislature. Alberta the social ideals were more uniform, especially during the oil boom.
