Category: Green Party of Canada

An important Canadian by-election is underway in Toronto Centre. When Liberal finance minister Bill…

An important Canadian by-election is underway in Toronto Centre. When Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau resigned, he left the Liberal stronghold unrepresented. But the reality is this riding has not been very well represented for decades.

Because it has been a safe seat, high profile Liberals (like Mr Morneau) are routinely parachuted in. Because they lack strong community ties, they represent the Liberal Party in Parliament, but don’t do a very good job for most of the people who actually live in Toronto Centre. That’s why all important social issues have run rampant here, despite the powerful MPs who are supposed to represent it.

Annamie Paul just won the Green Party Leadership while beginning her campaign to represent the voters of Toronto Centre. Even if she didn’t have strong ties to this community, Annamie Paul would represent the citizens of Toronto Centre far better than any candidate from the other major parties because Green MPs represent their constituents first.

Mike Schreiner has demonstrated what a single Green MPP can accomplish with a majority PC government. Imagine what Annamie Paul could do for her constituents in a minority Parliament!

I don’t live in Toronto Centre, although I worked there decades ago. It’s where I had my first experience of homeless people. Despite all the powerful MPs Toronto Centre has had since, not only has that problem grown, it’s spread nation wide without any end in sight. Only the Green Party has effective policies to address poverty and homelessness.

I am so impressed with Annamie I want to help. But though I don’t live there, I can lend my grass root support to her campaign by volunteering to make phone calls.

And you can, too. See what you can do to help elect this amazing woman. We need MPs like Annamie in the House of Commons if we are ever going to get our governments to make the changes that need to be made.

That’s why I’ll be making phone calls for Annamie this week. I hope you can help Annamie on some way too.

BE DARING! GO GREEN!

https://www.annamiepaul.ca/

Annamie Paul | Leader of the Green Party

'Volunteer to help elect Annamie Paul in Toronto Centre' over a photo of Annamie Paul campaigning in front of a"Be Daring" campaign sign
Elections Canada Electoral Map of Toronto Centre
Congratulations to Annamie Paul, new leader of the Green Party of Canada over a photo of Annamie campaiging in Toronto Centre during the 2019 election.
A masked Annamie safely "Mainstreeting" (talking to voters on the street) during the 2020 by-election
Annamie and a crew of sign waving volunteers pose for a photo which I have titled: be daring! Go green!


New GPC Leader Annamie Paul’s press conference on why Greens will not support the Throne…

New GPC Leader Annamie Paul’s press conference on why Greens will not support the Throne Speech.

Government failure to adequately address Long Term Care, properly provide for all Canadians with a UBI, and jeopardizing the future by failing to address climate change.

Thank you, Annamie.

A sunflower is the emblem of the Green Party of Canada. After spending most of my life as a…

A sunflower is the emblem of the Green Party of Canada. After spending most of my life as a nonpartisan voter, voting always for the candidate who would best represent me, regardless of party, I became a member of the Green Party of Canada in 2015 when my husband was asked to be a candidate.

Working for his campaign, I learned enough about Green Party policy to not only remain a Green after the election, but to throw myself into working hard to help build the Green Party between elections.

Because the fact is, Canada is facing many problems, but instead of fixing them, the best Canadian governments manage is promises and the occasional bandaid. So problems get worse. We have too many problems to keep kicking them down the road for our kids and grandkids. Which is why kids are leading #FridaysForFuture.

The Green Party has answers, and most important, the political will to make those answers work. Green politicians aren’t career politicians, they are smart people who know things need to be fixed and are tired of waiting for the others to make it happen. Individual action is important, but we need the power of government to make systemic changes.

We can try to ignore politics, but politics impact on all of our lives. The time has come to get involved.

As we enter the 2nd wave of #COVID19, if Green Party policies resonate with you… policies like Guaranteed Livable Income (a #CERB for all where no one falls through the cracks), Universal Pharmacare, Healthcare, Post Secondary Education, a National Housing Strategy, and Climate Action built on science not propping up the fossil fuel industry, it’s time to start thinking green.

The Green Party of Canada just elected a brilliant capable leader. We need to help Annamie Paul take a seat in the House of Commons. And what better way to do that than help her win the Toronto Centre seat just vacated by scandal ridden Liberal Bill Morneau.

If you’re a Canadian it doesn’t matter where you live, you can donate and volunteer. The time has come to be daring.

https://www.annamiepaul.ca/

Which of these eight people would you like to see as  the next…



Which of these eight people would you like to see as  the next Green Party of Canada leader?  

You can vote if:

  • You are a member of the Green Party of Canada as of September 3, 2020. AND
  • You will be 14 years of age or older on October 3, 2020

JOIN:

https://www.greenparty.ca/en/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=43&nid=40097

MEET THE CANDIDATES
Amita Kuttner     @AmitaKuttner     https://amitakuttner.ca/
David Merner     @DavidMerner     https://davidmerner.com/
Glen Murray     @Glen4Climate     https://www.green-glen.ca/
Annamie Paul     @AnnamiePaul     https://www.annamiepaul.ca/
Meryam Haddad     @MeryamHd2020     https://www.meryam2020.ca/
Courtney Howard     @courtghoward     https://drcourtneyhoward.ca/
Dimitri Lascaris     @dimitrilascaris     https://www.teamdimitri.ca/
Andrew West     @greenandrewwest     http://www.andrewwest.ca/

VOTING
The Leadership Vote period goes from
1:00 PM Atlantic time (9:00 AM Pacific) on Sept 26th, 2020
and end at 7:30 PM Atlantic (3:30 PM Pacific time) on Oct 3rd, 2020

Will David Merner be the next leader of the Green Party of Canada?

Will David Merner be the next leader of the Green Party of Canada?:

Here’s a piece on GPC Leadership candidate David Merner, dating back to last year’s federal election.  Interesting that the journalist was considering David for the Green Party Leadership even then.

If you’ve been leaning Green, TODAY ~ September 3rd, 2020 ~ is the last day you can join the GPC and be a voting member in the leadership contest. 

https://www.greenparty.ca/en/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=109&source=LC20.W.GENERIC

Last Day to sign up to vote for the new #GPC Leader!

Eight GPC Leadership Candidates on the ballot:  David Merner, Annamie Paul, Andrew West, Meryam Haddad, Amita Kuttner, Glen Murray, Courtney Howard and Dimitri Lascaris

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 DAY in which you can join the Green Party of Canada (or renew your lapsed membership) to be a voting member.

There’s a diverse slate of eight awesome candidates:

Join the Green Party of Canada

Last Day to sign up to vote for the new #GPC Leader!

Eight GPC Leadership Candidates on the ballot:  David Merner, Annamie Paul, Andrew West, Meryam Haddad, Amita Kuttner, Glen Murray, Courtney Howard and Dimitri Lascaris

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 DAY in which you can join the Green Party of Canada (or renew your lapsed membership) to be a voting member.

There’s a diverse slate of eight awesome candidates:

Join the Green Party of Canada

When it comes to Elizabeth May’s successor, the Green Party is spoiled for choice – Macleans.ca

When it comes to Elizabeth May's successor, the Green Party is spoiled for choice - Macleans.ca:

Today is the day – it’s your last chance to get a GPC membership to be eligible to vote for the next leader of the party! What are you waiting for?

https://secure.greenparty.ca/en/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=43&source=NC.W.UM