I'm considering changing my vote from the NDP to the greens federally. I always vote for them provincially. I am honestly concerned with the over use of temporary foreign workers and too high immigration levels IMO. I am finding a hard time looking up the Green's position on these issues.

Could someone here please help me out with this one?

https://yvesengler.com/2024/10/09/politicians-canadian-media-enable-israels-genocidal-lies/

I will provide quotes below, come to your own judgements.

John Horgan will be joining the board of Elk Valley Resources, which is in the process of being spun off from Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. and will focus on coal that is used to make steel.

https://energynow.ca/2023/04/energy-hypocrite-former-b-c-premier-john-horgan-to-join-board-of-new-coal-business/

B.C. stalling on new rules for selenium pollution from coal mines, environmental groups say

The province, along with U.S. counterparts, agreed to bring in new standards by 2020 but has yet to release details even as a proposed Teck Resources mine is considered

As the state of Montana moves to set more stringent selenium limits for a cross-border body of water, environmental groups are concerned British Columbia is stalling similar efforts aimed at reducing pollution from coal mines in the province’s southeast.

B.C.’s existing water quality guidelines recommend selenium levels be kept to two parts per billion to protect aquatic life. In waters tested throughout the Elk Valley, however, selenium levels have been found to exceed 150 parts per billion near mining activities. In the last year, Teck reported major population declines of westslope cutthroat trout in three waterways downstream of the company’s Elk Valley coal mines. 

In late September, B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy released a statement saying the province had not yet selected its own proposed water-quality objective for selenium in Lake Koocanusa.

“B.C. is committed to a science-based process informed by the best available data,” the statement said.

“A selenium-level target will only be established once B.C. is fully confident that the process has met this high standard and after seeking consensus with the Ktunaxa Nation Council on a recommended standard for selenium for this transboundary waterbody,” it said.

The statement was “disappointing,” Sander-Green said.

“There’s no reason to delay, the province can go ahead and get this limit set and then we can move on to figuring out how Teck is actually going to reach this limit,” he said.

https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-stalling-rules-selenium-pollution-coal-mines/

The last article was from 2020 and the next is from 2023.

"Last year, selenium levels 267 times higher than what’s considered safe for aquatic life were detected in waters directly affected by Teck’s Elk Valley mines, according to an internal government meeting note obtained by The Narwhal through a freedom of information request.

Teck removes some contaminants through water treatment, but the vast majority of both selenium and nitrate pollution still flows downstream without any treatment at all, according to information on a new government website, called the Elk Valley Water Quality Hub.

“The levels of selenium that you see throughout the Elk and Fording Rivers are alarming, and they have been alarming for a long time,” Erin Sexton, a senior research scientist with the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake biological research station, said in an interview. "

Currently the environmental liability for Teck’s Elk Valley mines is estimated to be $1.71 billion. According to the 2021/2022 annual report from the Chief Inspector of Mines the company still owes  $431 million in reclamation security.

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-teck-selenium-water-treatment/

my whole life the green parties in Canada have been stereotyped as "rich people, but they bought a Tesla". An upper middle class of business owners, with little to no class consciousness, no connection to the labour movement. The stereotype is Conservatives who believe in climate change.

I now see polling showing more BC Green voters turning more to the obstensibly Far-Right Pro-Business BC conservative party, than BC NDP.

So the stereotype was true all along right?

If you happen to be a member of the Green Party of Ontario...

I have written a policy. I have just learned that I am one signature short and the deadline is today at 5pm.

Please have a look and consider signing.

I've added a description below.

Thank you,

Don Booth

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eyc635bxPPOKFpkd-XEZVwPkMXkodQlKC61XE8020d8/edit?usp=sharing

Just a note to ask you to have a look at my proposal “Long Term Amortization of Thermal Energy and Thermal Networks.” I know, it’s a catchy title.

I’m sure that you’re familiar with the federal government’s heat pump program. Almost everyone who takes advantage of this program is installing air source heat pumps. Although very efficient most of the year, air source heat pumps are least efficient at lower temperatures. We still have to generate enough electricity and then transmit this electricity to keep us warm on the coldest days - even if there are very few cold days each year. The cost of building the infrastructure to service these “peaks” is high. All Ontarians will see increased electric bills. In addition, the Ford Government has decided to use gas to generate additional electricity - we don’t know for how long. Additional demand will add additional greenhouse gases from gas.

Thermal energy systems take heat from sources as diverse as wastewater (sewage), deep bore holes (geothermal energy), data centres, lakes or rivers and more or less anywhere there is heat that is not being used. There is minimal reliance on the electrical grid.

The difficulty is that thermal energy systems, like any public utility, have high capital costs. Luckily, they last a long time. I propose to spread the cost of these systems over a long time to make them affordable. They are utilities like water, sewer or electricity.

I have Enbridge to thank for this idea. Enbridge amortizes the cost of their gas network over 40 years. I’m suggesting that we do the same. Let’s amortize the cost of robust and long lasting thermal energy systems over a long time, just like the gas company, and eliminate the need for additional gas plants.

I hope that you will consider endorsing my policy proposal. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions.

Thanks,

Don Booth

Beaches - East York

For me, Greens would have to be taken over by horrible people the way that the USA's Libertarian Party was. I hope Canada's Green Party structure prevents that from happening. Let's focus on realistically, not insane hypotheticals.

There is a big shift going on right now in national level politics in Canada.

The LPC first had the loss of St. Paul's and now LaSalle..

I believe gang level loyalty and tribalism mentality when it comes to politics is abhorrent. It is important to be critical and hold your party to account.

I am usually a NDP supporter but the federal NDP is not gaining under Singh which is a failure. During a time when the LPC is falling apart electorally, there is an affordability of life crisis, and everyone is united on wanting more protections and strengthening of workers positions in the economy you would think this would be their time to shine.

Unfortunately the party is lacking substance right now.

The carbon tax is a perfect example. They come out saying they want to put it more on the backs of corporations (All fine and dandy) but then don't talk any details. That kind of empty political talk is what we have gotten from Pierre Poilievre for years now and I am not impressed with Singh following suit.

It would be nice to see the Green Party of Canada get the leadership of the national level sorted out, polish the policies and platform, and get out there with some charisma and energy!

Energy and technology are everything to a developed nation and it would be nice to have the Green Party of Canada have a larger voice so they can move the transition to Green-Clean-Sustainable-Renewable Energy and in general Green Technology much faster!

Additionally it would be nice to have more people like Mike Morrice in the House of Commons!

U.S., Norway, Canada spending most taxpayer money on funding ‘false climate solutions’: report

"Among the world's wealthiest countries, the United States leads the way in spending public money on so-called climate "solutions" that have been proven to "consistently fail, overspend, or underperform," according to an analysis released last month by the research and advocacy group Oil Change International (OCI).

"Norway comes in second with $6 billion going to carbon capture and storage, while Canada has spent $3.8 billion."

The report: https://www.oilchange.org/publications/funding-failure-carbon-capture-and-fossil-hydrogen-subsidies-exposed/

Hello fellow Greens!

New Brunswick will have an election on or before October 21st ( 99% sure it won't be earlier at this point).

This will be an interewring election to follow! NB has

• an unpopular Conservative premier who has been in power for 2 terms
• Liberals have a new untested leader and are trying to break the north south divide in getting more seats in Saint John and Fredericton. Will their vote efficiency improve?
• With new riding boundaries, both the leader of the Greens and Liberals are running in new ridings. Could one lose their seat, both?
• like in most provinces and federally, the cons are committing to a campaign of division
• polls and projections show a strong possibility of a minority government with the Greens holding the balance of power
• Liberals have and will continue to push fear about vote splitting, where it hurts them, without committing to electoral reform.

I encourage Greens from across the country to follow the upcoming election and volunteer when possible (primarily phone canvasing and data entry).

Top ridings to watch and volunteer for, in my opinion.

• Fredericton Silverwood - Simon Ouellette, leader in the union world, is running against the Liberal Leader. I feel this will be a tight race given this riding was formed from David Coon's previous riding. Simon is a great orator and the party has been focusing here a lot. Can you imagine a Liberal leader losing on 2 elections in a row? And perhaps to the Greens?

• Fredericton Lincoln - Leader of the Greens, David Coon, running in this new riding. A big chunk of Green support still here but also a lot of rural pieces that may hurt him

• Tantramar and Kent North ridings - Will Megan Mitton and Kevin Arseneau win a 3rd term? Both have heavy hitting Liberals running against them - a former MP and a former mayor

• Tracadie - Serge Brideau, a very popular singer in the French circuit, ran against the Liberal leader in a recent byelection and gave her a run for her money. Can his energy, and star candidate status help the Greens break more into the north?

• Hampton Fundy St. Martins - Laura Myers in running in a conservative stronghold against an unpopular social conservative who has claimed to heal people through religion. The Liberals have a strong candidate. Where will those cons who are disapointed with their candidate go, Green or Red?

• Fredericton North - Anthea Plummer running in a riding where the Greens came in second last election. The Green candidate from 2020 is now running for the Liberals. How will this shake up the reaults?

There are plenty of great Green candidates and ridings to watch. I encourage you all to review the liat below and reach out to candidate teams to volunteer as a phone canvaser, GOTV caller or to donate

THIS IS A BIG ELECTION. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GREENS HERE WILL HAVE A BIG PART IN HOW THE NEXT GOVERNMENT FORMS AND LOOKS

https://www.greenpartynb.ca/ridings

I need a question answered: If elected, what would this party be willing to do to lift Disabled Canadians out of poverty?

Anyone?