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Climate Science on the Hill
Blog | Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009I 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 2009It 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 2009The 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...
European Greens: fragments and notes from an inspiring gathering!
Blog | Monday, 30 Mar 2009When over 1,000 Greens from all across Europe gathered for their 3rd European Union Congress, meeting in the EU Parliament itself, the mood was electrifying -- a renewable, green kind of electricity...
Earth Hour - One million acts of Green II
Blog | Saturday, 28 Mar 2009It 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 2009Sometimes 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...
Green Convention
Blog | Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009We just held the most successful convention in Green Party history. It was Green in so many ways. We held it in a town that welcomed us with open arms. Small, locally owned businesses in Pictou...
A million acts of Green
Blog | Saturday, 21 Feb 2009I get a lot of letters that are directed to all five national party leaders -- Questions to Harper, Ignatieff, Duceppe, Layton, and me on a wide range of topics. The question of what we have each...
He Said; He Said
Blog | Friday, 20 Feb 2009In the anticipation of the visit of the US President, there are a lot of good reasons that those briefed on the climate issue were focused, nearly exclusively, on the question of what President...
An Open Letter to President Barack Obama
Blog | Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009Dear President Obama, Welcome to Canada! The vast majority of Canadians agree with you that the threats of a warming planet are urgent and require real action. The vast majority of Canadians...