OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada’s 2014 Convention will be held at the University of New Brunswick this July 18-20.
“We’re really looking forward to welcoming Greens from across Canada to our beautiful city this summer,” said Burt Folkins, CEO of the Fredericton Green Party EDA, local hosts for the event.
Guest speakers at this year’s convention will include author and Samara Canada co-founder Michael MacMillan; political journalist and filmmaker Michael Harris; and Kevin Page, the former Parliamentary Budget Officer and currently the Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair at the University of Ottawa.
“One of the key themes for this year’s convention will be the importance of science, critical thinking, and research in forming good public policy,” said Elizabeth May, Green Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands. “That’s why I’m so honoured that Kevin Page will be leading a discussion on what can be done to save the federal public service.”
"This will be an opportunity for us to reflect on how much we have accomplished since the 2012 convention in Sidney, and to look ahead to 2015" said Bruce Hyer, Green Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Superior North.
“We’ve got a lot of important work to do at the convention this year, and I look forward to hearing insights from members, special guests, and our excellent line-up of speakers,” said David Coon, Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and the Green candidate for Fredericton in the upcoming provincial election.
For more information, please see the 2014 Convention page.
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Contact:
Nicholas Gall
Communications Coordinator
Green Party of Canada
(613) 614 4916
nicholas.gall@greenparty.ca