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...
Green Party of Nova Scotia Holds Earth Day Weekend Convention in Wolfville
For Immediate Release – 23 April 2018 (HALIFAX) – Thirty members, guests, and observers of the Green Party of Nova Scotia gathered this weekend at the L’Arche Hall in Wolfville. The weekend marks the second Annual General Meeting since the Party’s near-dissolution in 2016. In the last year, leadership reported that the membership has more than doubled. The 2017 election saw the Green Party run a slate of 32 candidates, and attain a record vote share of over 5%. “We have really spent the last eight months building a solid foundation for growth,” noted Thomas Trappenberg, Party leader. “Ensuring that...
Green Party Supports Friends of Northumberland Strait: #nopipe
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 be, without the miasma of pollution hanging over Pictou,” said provincial party leader Thomas Trappenberg. “How many businesses and industries have not succeeded or not been pursued because of the mill?” “The risk to fisheries waters is unacceptable,” added Green Party of Canada deputy leader...
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 from their own report,” says Green Party leader Thomas Trappenberg, “They claim this will put more money in the classroom, but they can’t tell us how much money, or even where it will go.” The immediate proposed changes from the report – eliminating school boards,...