If this is Canada's first "environmental election", why aren't the parties that are considered to have the most environment-friendly policies doing better? D. Simon Jackson has some thoughts at CBC.ca, in his article " It's the environment, stupid. Not just carbon taxes".

"With week one in the bag, it seems fair to say that this is Canada's first environmental election.

"Sure, the issue is sharing the spotlight with the usual suspects - health care, the economy, and leadership - but never before have green issues played such a dominant role in the punditry, the platforms and the policy debate..."