Don’t forget to vote if you live in one of the three districts that are holding by-elections today, Sep 3, 2019. The Green Party is proud of our candidates, who care deeply about the districts where they are running. Each has unique reasons for choosing to be on the ballot and each hopes to achieve […]
October 2019 Federal Election
Attention: this website represents the provincial Green Party of Nova Scotia. For information on the Green Party of Canada and the upcoming federal election, go to www.greenparty.ca.
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We declare our commitment to nonviolence and strive for a culture of peace and cooperation between states, inside societies and between individuals, … [Continue Reading]
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We recognise the limited scope for the material expansion of human society within the biosphere, and the need to maintain biodiversity through … [Continue Reading]
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We acknowledge that human beings are part of the natural world and we respect the specific values of all forms of life, including non-human species. … [Continue Reading]
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We strive for a democracy in which all citizens have the right to express their views, and are able to directly participate in the environmental, … [Continue Reading]
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We assert that the key to social justice is the equitable distribution of social and natural resources, both locally and globally, to meet basic human … [Continue Reading]
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We honour cultural, linguistic, ethnic, sexual, religious and spiritual diversity within the context of individual responsibility toward all beings. … [Continue Reading]
Recent Posts
Logging Old-Growth Forests a Menace to Wildlife – GPNS President in the Chronicle-Herald
As Leader Thomas Trappenberg, Deputy Leader Jessica Alexander, and other Greens joined in a protest of logging in the Corbett-Dalhousie Lake Forest, Co-President June Trenholm of Dartmouth was busy putting fingers to keyboard to get our message out to an even broader swath of Nova Scotians. Have a look at her recent Opinion article in […]
How to Pick Where to Put a School
This past weekend, at the GPNS retreat, some of the other Executive members who were present said “Ashley, you’re interested in transportation issues, why don’t you write a bit more for the website about, you know, trains and buses and planes and stuff!” Little did they know that the very first thing they’d get would […]
In the News
Green Party Responds to Lahey’s Review of Forestry Practices
August 22, 2018 Find the Independent Review of Forestry in Nova Scotia here. “Trees are more than standing biomass. Forests have value to tourism, in fighting climate change, in supporting agriculture and preventing erosion. Mr. Lahey’s call for a strong reduction in clearcutting is a good start, but this province has a way to go […]
Leader’s Blog
Leader’s Rant: Roller-coasters and the way forward
I don’t know about you, but I have been on an emotional roller-coaster. I have been worried, even frightened about our outlook with the disappearance of biomass, and I admit I was a bit angered by the ignorance of governments and media who should be there to look out for us. At the same time, […]