We are excited to invite you to join the very first Maritime Green Summit on Saturday, March 6th! This summit will bring together Green Party leaders from the three Maritime provinces (Peter Bevan-Baker, David Coon and Thomas Trappenberg) to discuss the provincial and federal issues most important to people in the Maritimes, moderated by former GPC interim leader Jo-Ann Roberts. This conversation will be followed by break-out discussions on specific areas of interest. Finally, Green Party of Canada leader Annamie Paul and Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin will join the conversation to discuss how regional issues of importance in the Maritimes can be reflected in the National party platform. REGISTER NOW This event...
Welcoming Iain Rankin
Welcoming Iain Rankin A Green Future – Working together with the Liberal Party FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, February 7, 2021 We congratulate Iain Rankin in his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia. In his first remarks as leader, the premier-designate made several bold statements about his vision for a green future, such as eliminating coal-powered electricity, and pledging to make Nova Scotia the first carbon neutral province in the country. The Green Party of Nova Scotia and it’s leader Thomas Trappenberg welcome these initiatives, and invite Mr. Rankin to work with us to advance ecologically sustainable...
Nova Scotia’s Energy Plan Lacks Ambition
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...