Category: General

Climate Strike – by Keith Towse

The Green Party of Nova Scotia marches with the young people on the streets of Halifax and communities across Nova Scotia today.  Climate change is a threat to Nova Scotians – its impacts will include sea level rise and increasing coastal erosion, more frequent extreme weather events, and altered weather and rainfall patterns. We applaud...

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Edmonds to run in Sackville-Cobequid By-election

We are pleased to announce that GPNS Past Co-President (and current Policy Co-Convener) Anthony Edmonds will be our candidate in the Sackville-Cobequid By-election. Anthony is a young, family-oriented professional engineer with a strong sense of responsibility and a record of community involvement. He will make a fantastic MLA. If you would like to support his...

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On Whipping Votes and Making Deals

by Charlene Boyce, Green Party of Nova Scotia Co-President The recent New Brunswick election results engendered a lot of interest in the more obscure aspects of parliamentary procedure. What happens when the winner is really not evident? This election has gone a long way toward showing the serious drawbacks of first-past-the-post in a splintered electorate....

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Green Party Replies: Cannabis

We are happy to respond to inquiries from Nova Scotians. Send your question to gpns@greenpartyns.ca. The Green Party recently received this inquiry: What is your stance on marijuana dispenseries? I feel they should be allowed to operate in Nova Scotia. So many people rely on these locations. This is our reply: Thanks for reaching out...