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BY STEPHANE MASSINON, The Daily News

Members of Halifax’s protest movement called Monday for an inquiry into police actions at a Quebec protest last week.

The Council of Canadians, Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, Halifax Peace Coalition and Ecology Action Centre were accompanied by the NDP and Green Party of Canada in calling for Ottawa to investigate why police officers infiltrated a protest of the Security and Prosperity Partnership and were seen inciting violent behaviour.

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Related: Unmask the Montebello provocateurs and their bosses, says Green leader Elizabeth May

from Greenparty.ca

Ottawa - Green Party leader Elizabeth May today demanded a full investigation into the three masked men who posed as protesters and tried to incite a riot during this week’s peaceful demonstration at the Security and Prosperity Partnership summit in Montebello, Quebec.

“Canadians have a right to know who these men are, whose orders they were following, who knew about this tawdry operation and what they hoped to achieve,” said Ms. May.

“This is a blatant assault on our Charter-protected right of peaceful assembly and it cannot just be shrugged off with the bland official denials issued yesterday.

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The Electoral Reform Edition

Whenever we talk about elections, we seem to focus on what candidate or what party we plan on voting for.  Perhaps because of this, we tend to forget the electoral system that shapes our choices.  In the United States, the choice is usually between the Republicans and Democrats and in Canada, the choice is between Conservative, Liberals and the NDP.  However, a move is afoot in Canada and the United States to change the system to allow us a more flexible choice on the ballot.

Jim Harris and the Yes Referendum in Ontario, Canada

Jim Harris is the former Leader of the Green Party of Canada and recent inductee to the board of directors for Fair Vote Canada.  He believes that there is a historic opportunity to move to a system of Mixed Member Proportional Representation.  If it passes, it will inevitably lead to having Green Party members elected to the legislature.

We talk about what it will take to win this historical vote, how it might be accomplished, and what kind of opposition the ‘Yes’ side is likely to encounter in the next few months.

If you’re interested in getting involved in this campaign, you can contact Jim at jim@jimharris.ca. You can also visit his blog on the Ontario election by visiting http://greenparty.ca/en/node/1859

Ken Mathenia and the Michegan Third Parties Coalition

Ken Mathenia is the Chair of the Green Party of Michegan and the Green Party Representative for the newly created third party coalition.  The coalition is made up of US Taxpayers Party, the Reform Party, the Socialist Party and the Libertarian Party and while they don’t agree on much, what they do agree on is that it is in the interest of democracy for their parties to be granted ballot access and the ability to participate in candidates debates.

 

by Jennifer Ditchburn, Toronto Star

OTTAWA–Canada’s high-profile environmentalists have set themselves up as the Earth’s lobbyists, but some critics accuse them of concealing less lofty sympathies.

Insiders from three federal parties say they have concerns that some of the activists judging climate-change action have become too cozy with the Liberals.

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In Canada, there is one Federal Party, 10 provincial, one muncipal party and, according to Elections Canada, 176 Federal Electoral District Associations.

The Green Party of Canada was founded in 1983.

Green Party Of Canada
:

• Green Party calls on Colombia to put human rights first

• Green Party Calls for Review of Summer Job Programs

• Green Party welcomes appointment of Scott Vaughan as Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development

• Don´t Delay D.A.R.T to Burma say Greens

• Elizabeth May, Green World Congress Call for UN Parliamentary Assembly

Green Party of BC - News Releases:

• Green Party Leader Joins Unions and Environmentalists In Call For Massive Changes In Forest Practices

• Public education should be a spending priority

• Services needed for immigrant community

• BC needs to train more doctors and nurses.

• BC’s Climate Action Budget: Carbon Tax Fails Business And The Environment

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Parti vert du Québec - Avançons, c’est vert!:

• Official statement of Pakistan Greens on Assassination of Ms.Bhutto

• Green Talk in Westmount: Greening our economy

• The Green Party of Quebec holds its first riding assembly in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

• The Quebec Greens pursue their campaign for electoral reform as soon as possible

• Large Earth Day Demonstration

Missing feeds: Green Party of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland & Labrador