An item in the Victoria Times Colonist caught my attention the other day -- “It’s booze, gambling that powers Alberta.” Amazing that with all the alleged oil wealth that drives the economy, Alberta’s government actually gets more money from taxes on alcohol and on provincial government-run gambling than from royalties on fossil fuels. It used to be somethi […]
When people ask me the ways in which the Greens are different from the old line parties, I usually point out that we are consistently concerned with the long term issues -- that we think about the seventh generation in our decision-making. Our policies and our message are inter-generational. It occurred to me the other day when I was out canvasing in neighb […]
With the possibility of a fall election, the Green Party of Canada commissioned an independent poll by British Columbia-based McAllister Opinion Research in Leader Elizabeth May’s BC riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. On the heels of national opinion polls showing the Greens gaining ground and polling very high provincially in BC, this poll shows a tight two w […]
OTTAWA -- “The Green Party of Canada is prepared to work with First Nations citizens and their representative organizations and leaders in consultation and negotiation to build a new relationship between Canada and the Indigenous Peoples of Canada,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.May welcomed the remarks from Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chief Shaw […]
MIDLAND – Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner, left, spends some time talking to John Heaton and Pat Taylor at the picnic shelter in Little Lake Park on Aug. 29. The leader hosted a meet and greet for the public to hold discussion on various issues such as health care, building strong local 21st-century economies, as well as the idea of a partnering […]
King Township will not join the legal action launched by the leader of the Green Party of Ontario and residents over the province’s decision to exempt the York Energy Centre from provisions of the planning act. King council opted Monday to take a neutral stance on the legal action initiated last month. Read the original article at YorkRegion.com read more […]
MIDLAND – Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner, left, spends some time talking to John Heaton and Pat Taylor at the picnic shelter in Little Lake Park on Aug. 29. The leader hosted a meet and greet for the public to hold discussion on various issues such as health care, building strong local 21st-century economies, as well as the idea of a partnering […]
King Township will not join the legal action launched by the leader of the Green Party of Ontario and residents over the province’s decision to exempt the York Energy Centre from provisions of the planning act. King council opted Monday to take a neutral stance on the legal action initiated last month. Read the original article at YorkRegion.com read more […]
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