First Published in the Chronicle Herald, December 12, 2020 It was recently announced that Alberta, the province at the heart of Canada’s fossil fuel industry, will retire it’s last coal-fired electricity plants seven years ahead of schedule, and add capacity using wind and solar alternatives. The reason isn’t government regulation or pressure from environmental groups, but saving money. Renewables are now cheaper than coal. Meanwhile the latest Integrated Resource Plan for 2020, published a couple of weeks ago by Nova Scotia Power (NSP), confirms that Nova Scotia will continue to burn coal for the foreseeable future, potentially until 2040. This plan...
Violence and Arson over Fishery is a Failure of Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 14, 2020 “The violence and intimidation in Southwest Nova Scotia must be stopped and denounced by all. This continuing anarchy represents a failure by two levels of government to protect law and order” – Thomas Trappenberg, leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia The heinous acts of intimidation, violence and property damage by some commercial fishers against indigenous people in the ongoing dispute over the livable fisheries must be met with the full force of the law. The Green Party of Nova Scotia denounces the violence in Pubnico yesterday that saw a...
Press Release – Vigilantism in the Fisheries Dispute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 22, 2020 THERE IS NO PLACE IN CANADA FOR VIGILANTISM The Green Party of Nova Scotia condemns in the strongest possible terms the illegal acts of vigilantism demonstrated by some Fundy shore commercial fishermen over the past 24 hours. Canadian civilians are not allowed to enforce regulations or interpret laws, or deputize themselves to do so. Governments and police are the sole authorities empowered to regulate resources and enforce laws. 21 years of inaction towards the practical application of the Moderate Livable fishery by successive governments represents a complete dereliction of duty...
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN!!!
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...