Hello everyone! The Green Party of Nova Scotia will be nominating candidates for the 55 ridings to be contested in the next Nova Scotia provincial general election, starting… today! There are lots of amazing people who are Green Party members already, and lots of amazing people that Green Party members know, who haven’t yet joined the party. All of those people are encouraged to join the process of finding our candidates. We believe that this will be the election where we elect the first Green MLA in Nova Scotia, and we’re working hard to find a great set of people...
Thomas Trappenberg and the Green Party of Nova Scotia Stand with Evidence
Yesterday, the executive director of the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia published an editorial in which he accused Thomas Trappenberg, leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia, of leading a misinformation campaign against his industry. Lacking evidence and without citing any specific case of misinformation, the attack, which also names the Ecology Action Centre and four citizen-led groups like the Healthy Bays Network, is damaging because it sours what was until now a civil and democratic discussion about an important issue. The debate about aquaculture is important because our oceans are not just a massive part of our...
Sad news of the passing of Barry Randle
The Green Party of Nova Scotia is devastated to learn of the sudden passing of former executive member, regional representative, and federal candidate Barry Randle this morning at the age of 51. Our hearts go out to his wife, Camille Davidson, who is also known to many of us.
Green Party Supports Citizen Groups Opposing Open-Pen Aquaculture
“A government that rejects legitimate, critical public input, by using bureaucratic technicalities is abusing its authority. The decision to extend leases to Cooke Aquaculture under these circumstances, against overwhelming public objection, is at best arrogant, at worst anti-democratic.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 27 The Green Party of Nova Scotia strongly supports the statements made by the Protect Liverpool Bay Association in a recent “open letter” to premier Stephen McNeil, in which the citizens group admonished the Liberal government for its blatant disregard of widespread community opposition to the proliferation of large, industrial open net pen salmon...
Green Party Leader Thomas Trappenberg calls for a ban on open pen aquaculture.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 2 The Green Party of Nova Scotia calls for a ban on open pen aquaculture. South Shore communities are clear, demanding protection for their coastal waters. Thomas Trappenberg, the leader of the provincial Green Party say constituents must be respected. “There is direct evidence that open pen aquaculture poisons ocean waters. Fish waste, disease, and contamination from medicines destroys traditional fisheries, on which South Shore families depend.” said Trappenberg. “The community has spoken: no open pen fish farms here.” Thomas has an inside operational perspective on the industry. An internationally trained scientist and...