The Green Party of Nova Scotia roundly condemns the unilateral, imperialist attack on Venezuela, and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro.           We recognize this action as part of a recent pattern of US aggression against sovereign states, as well as being part of a lengthy history of illegal US covert and overt intervention in South America, of which nearly every nation on that continent has been a target. We also recognize that similar threats are being made against Canada and Greenland, and that what has been done to others may also...

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is alarmed at the recent passage of Bill 127, named the “Protect Nova Scotians Act” ironically enough, in a woefully short eight-day sitting of the NS Legislature. This bill criminalizes the actions of Mi’kmaw land defenders asserting their treaty rights at Tqamuoweye’katik (Hunter’s Mountain), where they’ve gathered to oppose destructive and unilateral clearcutting practices on Mi’kmaw territory. It also criminalizes important citizen science work in our forests, including the forest lichen camp run by author and activist Nina Newington. We agree with the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs: this bill is enacted in...

The Green Party of Nova Scotia rejects the government overreach and commodification of our universities which are proposed in Bill 12. This Trump-style attack on academic freedom is a material threat to Nova Scotia’s stature as a research leader as well as its local economies.  Allowing the government to handpick half of a university’s board undermines the integrity and independence of universities and their leadership. As we’ve seen in the United States, intrusions of this sort are indicators of increasing authoritarian tendencies in government. The “market-driven” cuts will no doubt befall programs concerning equity-seeking groups, aligning with the recent US...