Earth Day 2008
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008Earth Day started on April 22, 1970 by Gaylord Nelson and Dennis Hayes. It had the 1960s spirit of "teach-ins."Earth Day is 38 years old today. Started on April 22, 1970 by Gaylord Nelson and...
Greens 9X more efficient than NDP per $; 7X Cons & 6X Libs in Ontario
Blog | Jim Harris | Friday, 11 Apr 2008The Green Party outstrips all the old-line parties in terms of efficiency, according to figures just released on the Ontario provincial election, held on October 10, 2007. Taking the total central...
Filibuster
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008There was a dramatic flourish as Conservative MP Jeff Watson pulled his McDonald’s meal from its Golden Arches paper bag. He grinned like the Cheshire Cat when asked how long his intervention might...
Greens 5% ahead of NDP in Ontario: Conservative & NDP support waning, Green support firming, according to new Harris Decima poll
Blog | Jim Harris | Friday, 04 Apr 2008A new Harris Decima poll shows the Green Party 5% ahead of the NDP vote rich Ontario. Ontario contains almost 40% of Canadian electors -- so this province has a disproportionate effect on elections...
Conservatives Oppose water as basic human right
Blog | Jim Harris | Wednesday, 02 Apr 2008When I woke up this morning and read the Toronto Star I was deeply disappointed to learn that the Harper Conservative government had undermined international consensus at the United Nations Human...
Congratulations to new Leader of Parti Vert du Quebec
Blog | Jim Harris | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008Felicitation au nouveau Chef du Parti vert du Quebec! Le vice-president du Parti vert du Quebec, Guy Rainville, a cree la surprise samedi en battant le chef sortant Scott McKay a l'occasion du...
Nuclear power: Expensive, Irresponsible & Unnecessary
Blog | Jim Harris | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008The Ontario Liberal Government is committed to wasting $40 billion of taxpayers dollars on nuclear power. The GPO’s response: nuclear power is horrifically expensive, irresponsible and unnecessary....
Cooperation in politics...
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008It is not easy to chart a new course. Unquestionably it is far easier to do the same old things over and over. In Canadian political terms, the old and safe route is to beat up on all the other...
100 mpg cars Race to win $10M Auto X Prize -- 15 Years After RMI crossed the finish line
Blog | Jim Harris | Monday, 24 Mar 2008This is the first of two blogs posted in frustration – the next one will be called Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister. The Automotive X Prize of $10 million for the team that designs, manufactures...
Byelection Blast! Two campaigns triple support; two increase it by 50%; over 10% of voters cast Green ballots
Blog | Jim Harris | Monday, 17 Mar 2008The Green Party's four by-elections candidates and their campaign teams exceeded all expectations! Two by-elections tripled the level of support from the 2006 general election and two increased Green...
