Greening Without the Greens
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webfarmerI liked the quote about famous - at least in Canada -Tommy Douglas. Douglas was noted as the "The Greatest Canadian" in a 2004 televised contest by his fellow Canadians. He was also a leader of the fascinating Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
Green, Green, Green. But Where is the Mention of the Green Party - Globe and Mail (CA) - 06 Jul 08
"[Canadian Green Party leader] Elizabeth May has had her thunder stolen. Call it the great green robbery. Carbon tax? Green shift? They were hers – until the Liberals moved in. Now green plans are the talk of the country. But no one's talking about her party.
'I mean, every time I open up a newspaper, I see green, green, green,' she said. 'But where is the mention of the Green Party?'
Indeed, while her Greens are doing all right, registering about 10 per cent in the polls, not much momentum has come their way of late. But while she regrets the lack of attention, Ms. May, who's a bit funky, sees no reason to shake off her links with the Liberal Party. 'If you're asking me if the Green tax shift, which is our idea, has been stolen by the Liberals for the election, I don't know and I don't really care. As a party, we're at a point in our evolution that's not far off where Tommy Douglas was when Canada got health care, as advocated by a party not in power.'
And so 'what matters is that we get changes. It doesn't matter if we're the party that does them or that gets the credit. We're probably going to do very well in the next election because Canadians like the fact that we feel that way.'
Ms. May was speaking after flipping pancakes with Miss Alberta at the Calgary Stampede. She once ran a restaurant, her family business in Cape Breton. 'So I know what I'm doing. I'm the only party leader who has cooked pancakes for a living.'"
Green, Green, Green. But Where is the Mention of the Green Party - Globe and Mail (CA) - 06 Jul 08
"[Canadian Green Party leader] Elizabeth May has had her thunder stolen. Call it the great green robbery. Carbon tax? Green shift? They were hers – until the Liberals moved in. Now green plans are the talk of the country. But no one's talking about her party.
'I mean, every time I open up a newspaper, I see green, green, green,' she said. 'But where is the mention of the Green Party?'
Indeed, while her Greens are doing all right, registering about 10 per cent in the polls, not much momentum has come their way of late. But while she regrets the lack of attention, Ms. May, who's a bit funky, sees no reason to shake off her links with the Liberal Party. 'If you're asking me if the Green tax shift, which is our idea, has been stolen by the Liberals for the election, I don't know and I don't really care. As a party, we're at a point in our evolution that's not far off where Tommy Douglas was when Canada got health care, as advocated by a party not in power.'
And so 'what matters is that we get changes. It doesn't matter if we're the party that does them or that gets the credit. We're probably going to do very well in the next election because Canadians like the fact that we feel that way.'
Ms. May was speaking after flipping pancakes with Miss Alberta at the Calgary Stampede. She once ran a restaurant, her family business in Cape Breton. 'So I know what I'm doing. I'm the only party leader who has cooked pancakes for a living.'"
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Update on GP of CA
Date: 2008-08-12 06:12 pm (UTC)"Vision Green presents leading-edge thinking and rational, realistic solutions for all the issues facing Canadians. It was developed by a 31-member Green Shadow Cabinet and was informed by experts, activists and citizens who participated in policy workshops held across Canada. All the proposals are based on policies approved by the membership of the Green Party."