Elizabeth May and surprise guests impress Barrie audience

(Barrie, Ontario) - A powerful keynote speech and several surprise guest speakers were highlights of a pre-election visit to Barrie by federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May on Friday evening. The event also...

Green Party insights: It's the Economy, Stupid

I have never liked that emblematic slogan of the Clinton War Room. I have a visceral dislike for calling anyone "stupid." (No doubt something to do with having a mother who believed in lady-like behaviour.) That said, those words have been running through my head like the...

Canada Federal Election Begins, Elections.ca Back Up

UPDATE:Elections.ca is back up now.The polls in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have closed already. Here in British Columbia we still have just under three hours to vote.PREVIOUSLY:The polls in Canada opened this...

Canada's election issues: Just the facts

How to sum up Canada's election situation in 500 words or less, courtesy of the Associated Press..."WHAT'S AT STAKE: The election is for the 308 seats in Parliament's lower House of Commons. At least 155 seats are needed to form a majority government and gain a five-year...

Profile: Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May

Elizabeth May is the current leader of the Green Party. She is also an environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer. Born on June 9, 1954, May had an interesting upbringing. "May was born in Hartford,...

Canadian National Leaders Spar During English-Language Election Debate

While the english-language debate leading up to the Canadian National Election didn't garner nearly as much interest as the American vice-presidential debates, there is still plenty of speculation and criticism going on. Green party leader Elizabeth May showed her stripes as...

Green candidates and supporters rally to cheer on Elizabeth May at the leader...

Ottawa Green Candidates and their supporters rallied last night in downtown Ottawa to support their leader Elizabeth May as she arrived at the NAC for the English federal leaders debate. Later, May joined...

Harper, Dion, Layton and May All Pushing Hard for Canadian National Election

Things aren't looking so hot for the Liberals, with the front page of the Globe and Mail stating a very interesting observation: very few liberals are talking about Stephane Dion becoming prime minister. Ouch, harsh."Not one, not a single serious Liberal is talking about...

Canadian National Election, Campaign Day 10 - Does Anyone Even Care?

The Canadian Election campaign marches on, not that many people are paying attention to it. It's almost like the Conservatives under Harper *want* to get overshadowed by the US election. For instance, the leaders...

Stephen Taylor created YouTube clip that Greens call Tory fake

An interesting story for the bloggers out there who think that they have free reign to post what they want or re-edit footage with a "creative" intent.  Controversy is brewing around a YouTube video that was...

Greens hire lawyer to fight for spot in TV debate: Party of Two

Opinion Barry Artiste Yeah, like this won't open a slew of other Fringe Political Parties who do not hold any seats in Parliament, though a Liberal crossed the floor. Elizabeth May, Tree Hugger extraordinaire...

No Danger in Implementing a Carbon Tax

Fighting global warming with a carbon tax would cause virtually no negative economic impact in first two years and offer an economic boost thereafter. At $50, a carbon tax would shave about 0.09 per cent of GDP in 2010. However by 2020, the impact would become slightly...

No Danger in Implementing a Carbon Tax

Fighting global warming with a carbon tax would cause virtually no negative economic impact in first two years and offer an economic boost thereafter. At $50, a carbon tax would shave about 0.09 per cent of GDP in 2010. However by 2020, the impact would become slightly...

Bye Bye May, Hello Dion

"MP Garth Turner joining Liberal caucus: CTV I guess this answers which is greener, since the Greens sucked up to Garth and Garth sucked up to the Greens, and despite the opportunity to make history and give the Greens their first seat in Parliament Garth goes Liberal. So...

Sheila Fraser Tory

"So outspoken Liberal government critic Auditor General Sheila Fraser has fired the Environmental Commissioner, Johanne Gelinas, a political move do ya think. Of course. Sheila who herself has been critical of the Liberals always seemed to address the Conservatives favorite...

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