Election day has passed, and the Green Party of Nova Scotia has a lot to be proud of at the moment! We may not have taken a seat, thanks to our first past the post system, but we’ve smashed some records this time around: GPNS ran 32 candidates and received 11,128 votes. This is more...
Category: General
Why doesn’t the Green Party cost their platform?
by Charlene Boyce, GPNS candidate for Fairview-Clayton Park These are both scenarios that are happening right now in a coffee shop somewhere in Nova Scotia: Scenario 1 Betty – Did you see Steve Murphy the other night? He had that Green Party fella on. Mahmoud – I saw! Steve really stuck it to him. Imagine...
Green Party Meets to Encourage Nova Scotians to Expect Better
On April 29, 2017, Green Party members and interested members of the public from across Nova Scotia will gather at Dalhousie University in Halifax for the Annual General Meeting. The revitalized party will be electing provincial executive, identifying candidates to run in the next provincial election and discussing policy. Special guests will include PEI and...
Nova Scotia Needs Innovative Education Reform
The leadership of the Green Party is questioning whether anything will, or even can be accomplished by the latest return to the bargaining table after the latest breakdown in contract negotiations. The teachers of Nova Scotia know how to teach their students. While the government negotiates with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, students are being...
McNeil Government Failing Parents, Teachers and Students
The Nova Scotia government has failed to sit at the table with our teachers, and has now called for a lock out of students and a move to rectify the situation through legislation. The actions of the government prove the teachers’ point that that the system currently depends upon their volunteer contributions, and they now...