When I began Whoa!Canada I’d been determinedly non-partisan all my life. For various reasons I did end up joining a party —the Green Party of Canada—in middle age. Even so, I’ve worked to keep partisanship out of this blog. But the Green Party Leadership race, like any major party leadership, is important for all of Canada. TVO recognized this from the get go, but even so there has been very…
When I began Whoa!Canada I’d been determinedly non-partisan all my life. For various reasons I did end up joining a party —the Green Party of Canada — in middle age. Even so, I’ve worked to keep partisanship out of this blog. But the Green Party Leadership race, like any major party leadership, is important for all of Canada. TVO recognized this from the get go, but even so there has been very little serious coverage. In the Internet era, we’re no longer entirely at the mercy of MSM gatekeepers, so there’s been plenty to see online. Tonight CBC, Youtube and Facebook will present live election night coverage.
As most of the GPC Leadership campaign has coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, although a few of the Candidates had begun cross Canada tours when the shut downs hit, there has been very little opportunity for Green Party members to actually engage with leadership candidates face to face.
But that hasn’t stopped the Canadian Greens from putting on an excellent engaging leadership campaign. Interim Leader Jo-Ann Robert’s People, Politics and Planet podcast hosted interviews with all the candidates. We began with 10 candidates, and end with 8 going into tonight’s election.
If you want a say in who the next Leader of the Green Party of Canada will be, it’s not too late!
To vote in the Leadership Contest, you must be a member of the GPC.
Today, September 3rd, 2020 is the LAST DAYin which you can join…
All 8 of these Leadership contestants have inspiring visions & proposals for our
party but at the end of the day it’s up to our grassroots - our members
- to decide what path we take.
PS Know someone who should be a member? Make sure they sign up before Sept. 3 at midnight so they can make history with us, too! greenparty.ca/join
The Green Party of Canada is choosing a new leader. If you’ve been leaning green, join the party by Thursday, September 3rd, and you’ll be able to vote in October’s election.
