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    Alberta as Energy “Super Power”

    Blog | Monday, 30 Aug 2010
    An item in the Victoria Times Colonist caught my attention the other day --  “It’s booze, gambling that powers Alberta.”  Amazing that with all the alleged oil wealth that drives the...

    Green Party of Canada congratulates Australian Greens

    Statement | Thursday, 26 Aug 2010
    The Green Party of Canada extends its congratulations to the Green Party of Australia on their success in the recent Australian general election. History has been made and we look forward to...

    The Inter-generational Party

    Blog | Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010
    When people ask me the ways in which the Greens are different from the old line parties, I usually point out that we are consistently concerned with the long term issues  -- that we think about the...

    Time for a leadership race?

    Blog | Sunday, 08 Aug 2010
    A great deal is on the blogs on the Green Party site and elsewhere that presumes a few things about current leadership questions.I have been trying to stay out of the discussion of leadership issues...

    Stephen Schneider

    Blog | Saturday, 24 Jul 2010
    One of the world's leading climate scientists has died.  I knew him and respected his work and his commitment enormously.  Stephen Schneider did his work from Colorado but is perhaps best known for...

    Budget bill passed

    Blog | Friday, 16 Jul 2010
    On July 6, I testified before the one legislative body that paused to examine the budget bill, the Senate Finance Committee.  In a series of rushed hearings, the Senators heard about the changes...

    Greens saddened by the loss of Jim Bohlen

    Statement | Friday, 09 Jul 2010
    OTTAWA - Founding member of both Greenpeace and the Canadian Federal Green Party, Jim Bohlen, passed away on Monday at the age of 84.  An ardent environmental activist known for his anti-nuclear...

    Happy Birthday Dalai Lama

    Statement | Tuesday, 06 Jul 2010
    OTTAWA -- Canadian Green Leader Elizabeth May sends warm birthday wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  “A wonderful human being, the Dalai Lama inspires to make the world a better place, and...

    The Jobs and Economic Growth Act

    Blog | Tuesday, 06 Jul 2010
    Yup, that’s what they are calling Bill C-9, The Budget Implementation Act.  I testified before the Senate Finance Committee this morning about drastic changes to the Canadian Environmental...