News
Let’s speak out now to shut down attack ads
Blog | Sunday, 31 Oct 2010If you have any access to US television stations, you have probably been using the mute button a lot lately. As the US voters prepare to go to the polls, the airwaves are...
Harper’s new crack down on smugglers
Blog | Friday, 22 Oct 2010It is all in the framing. The crack down is described as a way to deal with “human smugglers.” The image conjured is of boat-loads of potential terrorists who may land on our shores.What if you...
There’s not enough maple syrup in the world…
Blog | Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010It was reported on CBC this morning that in a last ditch effort to win over votes for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, Canadian diplomats were giving out maple-leaf shaped bottles of maple syrup...
Is it just me, or is it hot in here?
Blog | Thursday, 07 Oct 2010I keep feeling as though the barrier between Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novels and the evening news has begun to melt. Like the news story on CBC this week about how whole giant mammoths are...
Wade Davis supports Greens; Greens support his effort to protect the Sacred Headwaters
Blog | Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Green Party received an overwhelming and ringing endorsement from anthropologist Wade Davis. In 2009, Wade Davis delivered the prestigious Massey lectures. Wade's...
Flaherty previews election
Blog | Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010On Monday, I woke up to Jim Flaherty's voice. Sunday night, I took the red eye from BC to Toronto, and after not sleeping a wink, raced to downtown Union Station and got the 6:50 am train to Ottawa...
Ethiopian New Year Statement
Statement | Monday, 13 Sep 2010A solemn period with a long tradition, Ethiopian New Year is also a time of joyful celebration. The Green Party of Canada extends our good wishes for a Happy Ethiopian New Year season.
Australia's Greens
Blog | Friday, 10 Sep 2010With the exciting news out of Australia, you would think the Australian Green Party would be taken seriously. Amazingly, CBC's The National with Peter Mansbridge, reported that Julia Gillard had...
Ramadan Statement
Statement | Wednesday, 08 Sep 2010The month of Ramadan, in Canada, has come to include many efforts by members of Muslim communities to reach out to others by sharing Iftar (break-fast) and Eid (end of Ramadan) celebrations. As...
Rosh Hashana Statement
Statement | Wednesday, 08 Sep 2010Rosh Hashana, the beginning of each lunar year in the Jewish community, is a time for individual reflection and for sharing good wishes. The Green Party of Canada applauds the tradition of...