Federal and provincial Green Party leaders joined the Friends of Northumberland Strait in Pictou on Saturday, April 14, at an event to show their support for the #nopipe movement. “It’s obvious to any Nova Scotian who visits the site that Boat Harbour is an ecological disaster. No pipe! It’s time to think about what can...
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Where has the discussion about classroom conditions gone?
Green Party Condemns McNeil Government for Losing Perspective on Education Reform (HALIFAX) – The Green Party of Nova Scotia has long held that an education strategy should be developed through broad and transparent consultation, not the opaque and top-down approach favoured by the current Nova Scotia government. “The McNeil government is irresponsibly picking and choosing reforms...
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Green Party Leader Says “No Fracking Way!”
Green Party leader Thomas Trappenberg commends the government’s ongoing commitment to the moratorium on fracking. Trappenberg adds that he will fight any future decision to allow fracking in the province: “I have three words for anyone who would gamble Nova Scotia’s groundwater on such a pipeline dream: no fracking way.” With fracking put to bed,...
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Two Big Misses in Cannabis Announcement, Says Green Leader
For Immediate Release – December 11, 2017 “There were two big misses in the provincial government’s announcement of cannabis regulations last week,” says Green Party of Nova Scotia Leader Thomas Trappenberg. Firstly, “Nova Scotians we have heard from are frustrated that a monopoly was given, and to a government corporation. This was an ideal opportunity...
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NS Green Party Leader Calls for a Halt to Street Checks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 15, 2017 “Can’t we be leaders for once?” (Halifax) The Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia has joined the call for a moratorium on street checks. “Within the Police Act, the Minister of Justice has the ability to regulate this practice. It’s time to stop it,” said Thomas...