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No Clean Air Act yet
Blog | Tuesday, 17 Oct 2006The Clean Air Act may be the most over announced and under-delivered legislation in Canadian history. The big announcement was trumpeted by Environment Minister Rona Ambrose on October 5th. She...
Chain saws and motorcycles...
Blog | Monday, 16 Oct 2006Being leader of the Green Party has led to lots of new experiences, but none was as unexpected as posing on a motorcycle in Truro last weekend (not a place I have been before, not Truro, the back of...
Thanksgiving and more!
Blog | Wednesday, 11 Oct 2006Managed to have wonderful train station rallies in Moncton, Truro and the largest in Halifax over the holiday weekend. Lots of media and a great chance to have quick visit with party members,...
The Ocean
Blog | Sunday, 08 Oct 2006The wonderful route that takes passengers from Montreal to Halifax began operation in 1904 and is called "The Ocean". It brought Canadian soldiers to Halifax to ship out in the wars and it brought...
Rona Ambrose definitely does NOT clear the air....
Blog | Friday, 06 Oct 2006The testimony of the Minister of the Environment, the Hon Rona Ambrose yesterday morning, at the House of Commons Environment Committee, was an exercise in Double Speak of the highest Orwellian form...
"White-hatted"
Blog | Monday, 02 Oct 2006I just had a great two day visit to Alberta, where the party is growing, the talk is over contested nominations for the Green Party slot in various ridings and the Alberta Division of the federal...
On the road again....
Blog | Thursday, 28 Sep 2006I really do prefer the train... I am now squidged into a small seat, hoping to protect my laptop from any further reclining of the seat in front of me and heading (sorry by air) to Edmonton. I'll be...
First week parliamentary wrap-up
Blog | Saturday, 23 Sep 2006It has been a very busy week. Monday, September 18th was the opening day of the House of Commons after Summer Recess -- and the Green Party was there. I had asked the Speaker's Office for an assured...
Farms as Culture
Blog | Monday, 18 Sep 2006I had a terrific weekend visit to the Perth-Wellington EDA, which is the area around Stratford, Ontario including St. Mary's and a lot of farm land. There is no better expression of Green Party...
Dawson College
Blog | Friday, 15 Sep 2006How do any of us cope with senseless violence? How do we avoid becoming desensitized in a society in which some of our films and TV seem to glorify violence? How do we keep perspective about children...