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On Being a Young Green

A year ago I was in Winnipeg, having just wrapped up an intense election period as a federal candidate for the Greens.

Good Relationships

By: Emily Brady and Christina Fong

 

Global Young Greens Congress: Dakar 2012

From the 27th to the 29th of March the Global Young Greens hosted their third international congress in Dakar, Senegal – just a few days before the Global Greens held theirs. The congress, held every 3 years, is a chance for youth to collaborate, mingle, and share experiences.

what went down in Dakar

After six very full days at the Global Young Greens and Global Greens congresses, the five delegates from Canada will leave Dakar very satisfied with a job well done.

Canada’s bilingual contribution was tremendously valuable at this years’ conference, and helped Canadian Delegates to connect not only with the English-speaking majority, but also the large minority of French-speaking delegates, notably our Senegalese hosts.

quebec 2012: give me some dialogue

There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication.... Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing. ---John Dewey

Women's reproductive rights are NOT up for political debate

By Caitlyne Brewer

I am a student, not a criminal, and I oppose bill C-30

The “Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act” represents one of the greatest attempts at limiting Canadians' right to privacy guaranteed in the Charter. The bill will allow police to access a person’s name, address, telephone, email addresses and IP address of their computer upon written request to their Internet Service Provider (ISP). In the right circumstances, this information can be an invaluable tool for law enforcement.

Principles, Power and Politics

By: Ethan Ding
 
The year 2011 was a breakthrough for the Green Party in Canada. The electoral system and media coverage had worked against us for too long. Finally, we achieved our elusive goal of electing our first, and extraordinary, MP. No longer can we be dismissed as a collection of out of touch hippies!

Update on Committees from the Hill

By Jonathan Halasz

Dear Blog Readers,

Greetings from a festive Ottawa, where after getting off to an unseasonably warm start, Winterlude, our capital’s two-week-long winter festival has begun! Tourists and residents alike are braving the cold weather to skate along the Rideau Canal, and enjoy some of the many events hosted around the city.

2012 : Quatre semaines écoulées

Article Par Fredie Lavoie
 
L’année 2012 est commencée depuis maintenant un mois... Tenez-vous encore vos résolutions? Lesquelles avez-vous prises cette année? Perdre du poids? Vous mettre en forme? Cesser de fumer?
Être tout simplement plus heureux?