Green Party volunteer Leanne Chisholm organized the rally that took place last weekend. We are so grateful for all her hard work! She shares this report. If you would like to organize an event, please contact gpns@greenpartyns.ca! By Leanne Chisholm On Saturday, September 8 th , 2018 approximately 75 people came out to the Halifax Seaport Market to demand a fossil free future. The rally was in conjunction with over 900 other rallies on all 7 continents organized by a group called 350.org based in the United States. The rallies were timed to coincide with the Global Climate Action Summit being held in...
President’s Submission to the Electoral Boundaries Commission
Statement to the NS Electoral Boundaries Commission From Charlene Boyce, co-President of the Nova Scotia Green Party Good evening, My name is Charlene Boyce. I am resident of Clayton Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia and I am the co-president of the Green Party of Nova Scotia. The most effective way to ensure the democratically expressed wishes of a diverse electorate are reflected in government is to reform the electoral system to a system of proportional representation. Respectfully, although I acknowledge this is beyond the terms of reference of this group, I strongly believe this message should go into the formal...
Opinion: Let’s Shift Our Focus to the Future
We debut a new feature on our website, Green Voices. We will share opinion articles from our members in this space. We begin with Karin DeVries, who is the Executive Representative for the Minas Basin Region. Chronicle Herald 5th of July 2018 N.S. cabinet shuffle shifts focus to mining, forestry and environment http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1582192-n.s.-cabinet-shuffle-shifts-focus-to-mining-forestry-and-the-environment Premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet on the 5th of July 2018, saying he wants his Liberal government to focus more of its attention on the province’s mining and forestry industries. By: Karin DeVries On the 5th of July 2018, Premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, saying...
Green Party Responds to Lahey’s Review of Forestry Practices
August 22, 2018 Find the Independent Review of Forestry in Nova Scotia here. “Trees are more than standing biomass. Forests have value to tourism, in fighting climate change, in supporting agriculture and preventing erosion. Mr. Lahey’s call for a strong reduction in clearcutting is a good start, but this province has a way to go before we can really say we are protecting our natural capital,” says Green Party of Nova Scotia leader Dr. Thomas Trappenberg. “What assurance do we have that this set of recommendations won’t join the 2011 report on a dusty shelf in the Minister’s office, along...
Nova Scotia Greens Cheer Schreiner
(K’jipuktuk) The Green Party of Nova Scotia says that Ontario’s election of the first Green MPP is a significant achievement. “Mike Schreiner is our green light – his win shows that a fourth party has a place, even in our first-past-the-post system,” said Green Party of Nova Scotia leader Thomas Trappenberg. “This matters for us in Nova Scotia.” The newly-elected Guelph, Ontario MPP joins other Green representatives from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and British Columbia, bringing the total number of elected provincial Green officials in Canada to seven. “If there was proportional representation in place, there would be more...