As a post-partisan organization, we celebrate when any of our political parties take action to stand up for Internet freedom. The Green Parties of Canada, New Zealand and Australia are uniting in speaking out against the restricting Internet provisions within the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. It’s a statement that we
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The Disaffected Lib: We Need More Andrew Weavers, A Lot More
Leading Canadian climate scientist, Andrew Weaver, will be running for the British Columbia Green Party in next year’s election. Here’s hoping Dr. Weaver inspires his colleagues to follow his lead. It would be great if the Greens could put up a scientist in every riding, federal and provincial, to put
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Andrew Weaver To Run For B.C. Greens
UVIC climate scientist (and Nobel Peace Price recipient) Andrew Weaver will be running under the GP banner in B.C.’s next provincial election. Imp’s
Continue readingImpolitical: Weaver to run for B.C. Greens
Reading the tea leaves: “Climate scientist Andrew Weaver turns to B.C. Greens for political run.” A provincial development but it may signify an undercurrent in Canadian politics. Weaver, renowned climate scientist, is running for the Greens and not the NDP in BC when it’s looking like the NDP are shaping
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Quebection Projection
Apparently I haven’t learned my lesson since predicting a Peggy Nash victory in this year’s NDP leadership race. I may not have the statistical wherewithal or ear-to-the-ground perspicacity of an Eric Grenier, but I cannot resist the peculiar temptation — that siren song that has marked the downfall of politicos
Continue readingPop The Stack: On The Benefits of Winning, In Canada
After reading this post on the future of the Liberal party from fellow DemReform blogger and every hopeful Liberal over at Curiosity Cat, I found my response turned into it’s own blog post. A snippet: Within a week or so of Trudeau`s announcement of his run, I expect opinion polls will show two major
Continue readingPop The Stack: On The Benefits of Winning, In Canada
After reading this post on the future of the Liberal party from fellow DemReform blogger and every hopeful Liberal over at Curiosity Cat, I found my response turned into it’s own blog post. A snippet: Within a week or so of Trudeau`s announcement of his run, I expect opinion polls will show two major
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Quebec’s Election: Endorsements and Analyses
Quebec politics are unique in North America because of the two distinct dimensions along which political battles are fought. In addition to the standard left-right dimension, there is the sovereignty-federalism one. For whatever reason, sovereigntists in the province have, as a general rule, tended to align themselves with the left,
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: No Green Candidate in Etobicoke Center
In a surprising move Elisabeth may said that she would urge her party not to run a candidate in Etobicoke center a riding that may be forced to have a by-election. First let`s state how much this could help the Liberal party if the Greens didn`t run a candidate. The May
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: Friendly Canadian Input on the US Election
The sun is shining. The flowers are blooming. We are in a year that is divisible by four. I think we all know what that means. In a matter of months, our American friends will once again start hanging chads or whatever it is they do to hold a presidential
Continue readingPop The Stack: Fauxmnibus Bill
Maybe I’m starting to sound like a shameless Elizabeth May fanboy but that’s only because…I’m a shameless Elizabeth May fanboy! How can you not be when she gets up in the House, as she did Monday, and makes an epic speech like this? The main point of her “point of order” is
Continue readingPop The Stack: Fauxmnibus Bill
Maybe I’m starting to sound like a shameless Elizabeth May fanboy but that’s only because…I’m a shameless Elizabeth May fanboy! How can you not be when she gets up in the House, as she did Monday, and makes an epic speech like this? The main point of her “point of order” is
Continue readingPop The Stack: Sometimes Democracy Is About Fighting
Once again Green Party Member of Parliament Elizabeth May (I never get tired of hearing that phrase) is threatening to stand up for democracy and parliament when almost no one else will. She is planning to use what parliamentary procedures she can to slow the passage of the budget bill as a
Continue readingPop The Stack: Sometimes Democracy Is About Fighting
Once again Green Party Member of Parliament Elizabeth May (I never get tired of hearing that phrase) is threatening to stand up for democracy and parliament when almost no one else will. She is planning to use what parliamentary procedures she can to slow the passage of the budget bill as a
Continue readingSong of the Watermelon: A Multi-Partisan Approach to Environmental Protection
I am a strong believer in the Green Party. It plays an essential role. Environmentalists cannot afford to patiently wait around for traditional parties to see the light and pass the necessary laws to avert catastrophe. That being said, Canadians have been slow to embrace the Green Party, and that
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: 5 Years For Good Behaviour
Will the NDP live up to its latest promise? So far, Elizabeth May (who was oddly omitted from this story even though she pioneered the modern foray into non-House-heckling) has made due with venting on Twitter, rather than interrupting proceedings in the House of Commons with witty rejoinders to the
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Survey Says…?
A recent bullshit survey by Nanos Research asked a thousand or so random people online to describe the “personality” of the five federal parties using a single word. Just for fun, let’s pretend this ridiculous poll is meaningful in some way and compare the primary responses given, shall we? Conservatives
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Green Party of Sask AGM ; Hot Wind
I helped out at the Green Party of Saskatchewan’s AGM this year. It’s the first Green anything AGM I’ve been to. I’ve previously been to a Sask Liberal leadership convention as a member a decade ago, and the NDP convention last year as (a blogger) media. The results of the
Continue readingCo2 Art: People die for their opinions and here in Canada "we let the bastards get away with everything" -Merlin, 96
A moment of zen at a Toronto Danforth byelection Green Party town hall yesterday with Elizabeth May, Georges Laraque and Green Party candidate Adriana Mugnatto Hamu in the frame. A woman, identifying herself as “Merlin”, 96 years old, steps to the microphone and says, “I’ve seen a lot of elections,
Continue readingCo2 Art: People die for their opinions and here in Canada “we let the bastards get away with everything” -Merlin, 96
A moment of zen at a Toronto Danforth byelection Green Party town hall yesterday with Elizabeth May, Georges Laraque and Green Party candidate Adriana Mugnatto Hamu in the frame. A woman, identifying herself as “Merlin”, 96 years old, steps to the microphone and says, “I’ve seen a lot of elections,
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