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    Toronto 2010

    Blog | Thursday, 22 Oct 2009
    The Green Party of Canada has never had a convention in Toronto. All that's changing. The Fedreal Council has voted to hold the next general meeting in Toronto and Toronto Greens are already hard at...

    What are you doing on Saturday?

    Blog | Thursday, 22 Oct 2009
    I know you have joined marches before.  You have turned out the lights for Earth Hour, changed your light bulbs, taken the bus, and signed petitions. So, another “day of action” may not be on your...

    Young Greens Web Site

    Blog | Thursday, 15 Oct 2009
    I am proud of the youth active in the Young Greens.  For that matter I am proud of youth engaged in any political party and in work in social movements --- whether Amnesty International, Engineers...

    Trauma Farm

    Blog | Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009
    I first met Brian Brett back in 1993 when he and Bill Deverell co-organized a brilliant fundraising event for Clayoquot Sound.   It was in Vancouver and was MC’d by Pierre Berton with...

    Climate Science on the Hill

    Blog | Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009
    I was grateful for the invitation.  Denise Savoie, NDP MP from Victoria, is now Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole – an archaic title that essentially means she has a non-partisan beat...

    STV Lessons Learned

    Blog | Wednesday, 13 May 2009
    It is a very sad day for democracy. The vote in BC was not a surprise after the slinging of misinformation over the last few months. The No to STV used scare tactics, clever television ads in which...

    Now is the time for proportional representation!

    Blog | Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009
    The British Columbia electorate has a chance to help all Canadians. I try to make the case in my new book. Here are some key points from the book: “The first-past-the-post (FPTP) system hails...

    Earth Hour - One million acts of Green II

    Blog | Saturday, 28 Mar 2009
    It is Saturday March 28th and around the world, lights are going out. Here in Brussels, the EU Parliament will be in candlelight at the dinner gathering of over one thousand Greens, including the 70...

    When is a budget a bulldozer?

    Blog | Friday, 13 Mar 2009
    Sometimes budgets contain more than spending proposals. Sometimes governments put in provisions for non-monetary matters. This is often when a government has a majority or when a minority...