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For 1st time Greens within 3% of NDP according to Feb 16 Ipsos Reid Poll
Blog | Saturday, 16 Feb 2008The Green Party is in a 'virtual tie' with the NDP across Canada according to a newly released poll by Ipsos Reid. The Green Party is at 10.5% while the NDP is at 13.3% -- the margin of error for the...
From the East Coast Music Awards in Fredericton...
Blog | Wednesday, 13 Feb 2008The East Coast Music Awards profile some of the most talented performers in the country. I have been lucky to have a lot of friends in the local music scene with zero musical talent myself! Dave...
Headline in The Province in BC
Blog | Wednesday, 13 Feb 2008Greens forcing Campbell's Liberals in BC to Adopt green themes: Throne Speech If you've ever wondered what difference voting Green makes you need look any further than the February 12 front cover The...
“You don’t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing…”
Blog | Monday, 04 Feb 2008Having worked on the issue of climate change for the last twenty two years, I have a really good memory for who said what when. For example, I remember that the Harper Conservatives answered an...
Gomery on Harper
Blog | Wednesday, 30 Jan 2008opacity, politicization, concentration of power vs. recommended transparency, independence, ending exclusivity from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080130.wgom0130/BNS... : "The...
Model Parliament
Blog | Saturday, 26 Jan 2008A week ago Friday I served as Speaker of the House for the Queens University Model Parliament. It was a wonderful opportunity to be with bright and engaged young people – several hundred of them....
Harper's Melt-down: Trying to make sense of the nuke fiasco
Blog | Friday, 18 Jan 2008The firing of Linda Keen as President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is sending shock waves around the world. Now Canada is one of only two nations that puts its nuclear industry watchdog...
Alberta Greens: Best ever result with 23% second place finish & Doubling Vote
Blog | Monday, 14 Jan 2008Alberta Green candidate Joe Anglin won 23% of the vote in Lacome—Ponoka placing second. This is the best finish ever for the Green Party in Alberta. Edwin Erickson also placed second in Drayton...
Help Windsor Green blog win Best New Blog -- vote for them!!
Blog | Monday, 14 Jan 2008I received this from Chris Holt in Windsor: OK, it's time for Windsor to ask for a hand. We've been nominated for the coveted "Best New Blog" award from the Canadian Blog Awards, and we need your...
Greens Surpass NDP in Ontario for 1st time ever
Blog | Saturday, 12 Jan 2008The Green Party of Canada has surpassed the NDP for the first time ever in vote rich Ontario (38% of all votes in the 2006 federal election were cast in Ontario). Harris Decima’s most recent poll (...