Ard Van Leeuwen's blog

Question: After winning our first green seat in Canada, what would be the next best thing to happen to the federal party?

Last June I threw my hat in the ring for the Federal Council VP English role. It now turns out that the only competition for that position is NOTA, a reliable but silent candidate.

Throughout the postal strike I found myself thinking how should Greens respond and on what basis should we respond? Which Green values applied to this postal strike?

When it came time for the Bonser Ballot vote on BGM resolutions instead of voting early and voting often, I voted early and voted not at all on any of the 3 leadership contest resolutions.

There’s a motion coming up for the BGM that calls for the government to lend from the Bank of Canada at zero percent interest rates http://greenparty.ca/motion/g10-p2

This Sunday Federal Council will be holding a meeting to discuss, among other things, the location for the 2010 Leadership Convention.

If the GPC were one of the opposition parties how should we vote this Friday on the EI measures proposed by the Conservatives?

According to the National Post the NDP has handed the Green Party an opportunity to distinguish and distance ourselves from the NDP, should certain of their proposed resolutions be passed.

Without any guidelines I was told about, I had to ponder whether I should participate in Council elections by openly endorsing candidates.

Soon all eyes will be on the Government’s economic report card. Most will be looking to see if the Government opened the taps fast enough on their promised economic stimulus.