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May 17, 2012
| Author: Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
| Source: Erich the Green
The root of good, democratic government is the idea that the public are best served by having input into decisions that affect them. In a diverse, pluralistic society like Canada, with so many different regions, cultures, and industries, it’s even more important to draw from a wide cross-section of the populace in crafting policy. Plus, as our world becomes ever more complex, the role of indep ...
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May 16, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
Last night in the House, there was a Committee of the Whole until 1:30am. On the option of the NDP, two departments of government can be submitted to examination of the main estimates (or the Department's 2012 budget) through a Committee of the Whole. This entails the whole of the Commons being converted from Parliament to Committee, with the Speaker off the throne and at the table, the mace ...
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May 16, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Elizabeth May's blog | GPC - PVC
Last night in the House, there was a Committee of the Whole until 1:30am. On the option of the NDP, two departments of government can be submitted to examination of the main estimates (or the Department's 2012 budget) through a Committee of the Whole. This entails the whole of the Commons being converted from Parliament to Committee, with the Speaker off the throne and at the table, the mace ...
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May 16, 2012
| Author: Shawn P. Conroy
| Source: Erich the Green
Guest blogger: Shawn P. Conroy
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May 11, 2012
| Author: Jean Yves Massenet
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
Your ancestors have been able to live in, and with, the nature, with a full respect for her.
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May 11, 2012
| Author: Ryan
| Source: The Great Green North
I contributed a blog entry, "Who Is A Founder? A Look at the Origins of the Canadian Environmental Movement," that appears on the Active History website today. You can read it by clicking here.
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May 10, 2012
| Author: Sudbury Steve
| Source: Sudbury Steve
I read with interest today a number of news reports related to the announcement that Cliffs Natural Resources will be investing approximately $3.3 billion in Ontario, to build a chromite mine in the Ring of Fire, and a ferrochrome processing facility in my city, the City of Greater Sudbury. That Cliffs has been pushing ahead with developing the Black Thor deposit in the Ring of Fire has been ...
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May 10, 2012
| Author: Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
| Source: Erich the Green
Last week in lamenting Barrie’s litter epidemic, I urged readers to “refuse bottled water”, a choice I’ve already made. This seems to have ruffled the feathers of the water-bottling folks at Nestlé Waters, who wrote in this week refuting what they took as a call to ban bottled water. Why are they so concerned that they’d take my helpful suggestion as a call for a ban? Perhaps because such call ...
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May 10, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
As a long-time environmental lawyer who has watched, and, in some cases, played a role in the development of Canada's environmental laws, I am devastated at the cynical, manipulative, and undemocratic way the Harper Conservatives are weakening or destroying those crucial laws.
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May 10, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Elizabeth May's blog | GPC - PVC
As a long-time environmental lawyer who has watched, and, in some cases, played a role in the development of Canada's environmental laws, I am devastated at the cynical, manipulative, and undemocratic way the Harper Conservatives are weakening or destroying those crucial laws.
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May 7, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Elizabeth May's blog | GPC - PVC
The budget omnibus bill was best described by Terry Glavin the other day as a “statutory juggernaut that introduces, amends or repeals nearly 70 federal laws.” (Ottawa Citizen, May 5, 2012 “Something’s fishy with Bill C-38”).
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May 7, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
The budget omnibus bill was best described by Terry Glavin the other day as a “statutory juggernaut that introduces, amends or repeals nearly 70 federal laws.” (Ottawa Citizen, May 5, 2012 “Something’s fishy with Bill C-38”).
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May 7, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Elizabeth May's blog | GPC - PVC
The mainstream media is marking its report cards for the one-year anniversary under Harper Conservative majority rule. The bromides are calming—the Globe and Mail editorial gives the Conservative majority a positive spin—“more ups than downs”—while its reporter, John Ibbitson, wrote a piece nearly oozing with reverence for the prime minister.
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May 7, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
The mainstream media is marking its report cards for the one-year anniversary under Harper Conservative majority rule. The bromides are calming—the Globe and Mail editorial gives the Conservative majority a positive spin—“more ups than downs”—while its reporter, John Ibbitson, wrote a piece nearly oozing with reverence for the prime minister.
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May 7, 2012
| Author: Ard Van Leeuwen
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
During last year’s Council elections I put my hat in the ring for the role of VP English on the newly created Executive Council. It turned out that the only other voting possibility in that category at that time was for “None of the Above”; no one else submitted their candidacy.
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May 6, 2012
| Author: Jean Yves Massenet
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
I learned a lot, on Monday April 23rd, at the Youth Forum on Climate Change in the Arctic, a forum which was held at the Lower Canadian College in Montreal.
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May 6, 2012
| Author: Jean Yves Massenet
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
Yesterday afternoon, I realized a new presentation for the "Climate Reality Project Canada" in the town of Kirkland. I shared during this conference the latest data about the global warming. I heard citizens concerned about the "reverse gear strategy" advocated by our current federal government, in this domain.
Global warming is the most important topic which confronts humanity today. It must ...
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May 5, 2012
| Author: Jim Johnston
| Source: Green and growing
Hi, gang. I have two resolutions for you to consider. If you are a GPC member, and feel that you can endorse these resolutions, please email me at jjohnston@greenparty.ca . There is one policy resolution and one directive.
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May 4, 2012
| Author: Paul Maillet
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
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May 3, 2012
| Author: Chris Tindal
| Source: Chris Tindal
When Rob Ford was accused of being drunk and belligerent at a Leafs game and asking a stranger if he wanted his wife to “get raped and shot,” he lied and said he wasn’t even at the game. When he … Continue reading →
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May 3, 2012
| Author: Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
| Source: Erich the Green
Last week’s Spring Into Clean was an annual ritual Living Green helped found back in 2003. From a few dozen people picking up litter around the lakeshore, it has since spread to parks, schoolyards, ditches and parking lots across Barrie and includes thousands of students, families, coworkers, and other citizen groups. Hopefully you took part, but if you didn’t, don’t worry: the battle against ...
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May 3, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
Okay, agreed. There’s nothing about Stephen Harper that suggests he is a big joker. He doesn’t speak in public except in modulated monotones. Very reassuring, like Prozac. No off-script moments of hilarity. No pirouettes in the hallways.
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May 3, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Elizabeth May's blog | GPC - PVC
Okay, agreed. There’s nothing about Stephen Harper that suggests he is a big joker. He doesn’t speak in public except in modulated monotones. Very reassuring, like Prozac. No off-script moments of hilarity. No pirouettes in the hallways.
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Apr 30, 2012
| Author: Sudbury Steve
| Source: Sudbury Steve
“Instead of cooperation and compromise, voters often see mindless solidarity, where political parties are always right and voters are always wrong. … And on climate change, parties are hopelessly locked to Cap and Trade or outright inaction, making compromise to achieve even piecemeal progress impossible.”
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Apr 30, 2012
| Author: Chris Aikman
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
It's taken almost two years for the story to emerge, but the truth has surfaced at least in part. The interventions used to stabilize Canada's banking system after the 2008 economic crises amount to $3400 for every man, woman and child in the country.
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Apr 30, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
The single biggest assault on environmental law was tabled last Thursday morning in the House – to nary a whimper. No front page headlines. No media interviews for Opposition parties for the major networks. True, we will likely hear more outrage as people wade through the 428 page Budget Implementation Bill, C-38. But, for now, the Harper Conservatives have stolen environmental protection in p ...
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Apr 30, 2012
| Author: Elizabeth May
| Source: Elizabeth May's blog | GPC - PVC
The single biggest assault on environmental law was tabled last Thursday morning in the House – to nary a whimper. No front page headlines. No media interviews for Opposition parties for the major networks. True, we will likely hear more outrage as people wade through the 428 page Budget Implementation Bill, C-38. But, for now, the Harper Conservatives have stolen environmental protection in p ...
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Apr 29, 2012
| Author: JimBobby
| Source: JimBobby Sez
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, I done it again. Here's a new song all about Steve Harper set to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies theme song.
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Apr 28, 2012
| Author: Stephen LaFrenie
| Source: Blogs | GPC - PVC
I have submitted these proposals today, May 6, 2012. My thanks to those who sponsored the motions individually or as a whole especially the Davenport EDA and Frank De Jong. Thanks to Rick Shea and others who helped amend various clauses. Thank you for your support.
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Apr 28, 2012
| Author: evergreen, rebecca
| Source: Evergreen Nova Scotia
If all of us - particularly us in urban areas - just grew four square feet of food
- perhaps on our share of the city-owned land between the curb and the sidewalk - our world would be on its way to recovery.
Spring is here : let's get going !
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