Candidate SPOTLIGHT
 Glen Hodgson
Glen Hodgson is the Green Party candidate for Parry Sound – Muskoka, and garnered 12% of the vote in the last election, a tremendous achievement given the realities of his riding. He is one of the most experienced, long-serving and dedicated candidates in the Green Party in a riding with one of the longest Green Party histories in the country.
Glen has been involved in the Green Party since his days at Trent University in the early 1990s. He has ran in four elections for the Green Party of Canada. He first ran for the Green Party federally in 1997 and has since run in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections. Glen has also ran provincially for the Green Party of Ontario and is currently their Education Critic.
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 Huguette Allen
Hugette Allen is the Green Party candidate for Okanagan-Shuswap where she won 17.3% of the vote in this past election, her first as a federal candidate. She is one of the Green Party's brightest stars and a candidate to keep an eye on for many elections to come.
Her environmental awakening occurred 30 years ago when she realized that the lake she lived near was contaminated by heavy metals from industries that she herself had once encouraged. This led her to the realization that the socio-economic world in which she lived encouraged lifestyles that were bound to be destructive in the long term. She started looking for solutions that would contribute to building a healthier world for future generations.
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GPC CONVENTION
 The rescheduled National Convention is right around the corner! This February 27th to March 1st join us in lovely Pictou County, Nova Scotia, for lively debates, great activities and a variety of speakers. This is your opportunity to come together with Greens from across the country to chart out the course for our party, our country, and the world. Click here to find out more!
Follow ELIZABETH!
 Want to follow Elizabeth's journey to making Canada sustainable and Green? You can by reading her blog here. Find out where she is, her thoughts on current events and gain insights into one of Canada's most eloquent and dynamic politicians. Inspiration guaranteed.
Green GEAR!
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Great GREEN EVENTS!
 From Barrie to Edmonton, check out what great Green events are happening in your community in the coming weeks! Beginning on January31st, the Young Greens will be holding their annual vote to elect a new Young Greens Executive. All Young Greens are strongly urged to participate! For more, please see our events calendar.
Young GREENS
 Are you Green, under 30 years old and itching to get more involved in the Green Party? This is your chance! The youth wing of the Green Party will be electing a new Young Greens Council for 2009 beginning on January 31st. If you are interested in running for the YGC and making a difference, please visit the Young Greens website. |
News HIGHLIGHTS
Greens Support Newfoundland/Labrador Premier
The Green Party supported Danny Williams's decision to take back the hydro assets and resource rights that had been leased to forestry giant AbitibiBowater. The decision has been receiving positive reactions within the Green Party of Canada.
Christmas in Canada for War Resisters
The Green Party of Canada urged Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship & Immigration to stop the deportation proceedings against US Iraq war resister, Cliff Cornell, and to allow all U.S. Iraq war resisters the right to apply for permanent resident status.
Green Party Calls For U.N. Buffer Zone and Stabilization Plan in Gaza
In light of the serious escalation in violence between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza region, the Green Party called for an immediate cessation of the violence and to begin negotiations to establish a comprehensive stabilization plan and buffer zone around Gaza.
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The Green Economy: BAIL OUT PLANET, NOT POLLUTERS
 There is no better opportunity and no time more critical to move to a Green economy than right now. In addressing our current economic challenges, we can and should face it through a restructuring and reframing of the economy with investments in green technologies, meaningful reductions in carbon emissions, a commitment to increasing energy efficiency and by becoming environmentally sustainable.
When massive bailouts are being doled out, stimulation packages are being negotiated, and the global economy is aching to adjust itself in the face of recession, we must frame them within the context of moving towards a green economy. If we recognize that the bigger the challenge, the bigger the opportunity, we can achieve the economy that we want and our children deserve: one that is environmentally sustainable, efficient, robust, and rewarding.
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