Guest guest Posted April 13, 2006 Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 > " Green Party of Canada " > <newsletter > > The Green News - March / April 2006 > > Join > https://secure.greenparty.ca/membership.php?origin=Green_News_Text > Donate > https://secure.greenparty.ca/donation.php?origin=Green_News_Text > > > National Convention August 24 to 27 > > Mark these dates on your calendar: The Green Party > of Canada will hold its National Convention on > August 24 to 27, 2006, in Ottawa. This important > event will combine a Policy Convention with a > General Meeting including internal elections for > positions on Council and for the Party Leader. > Please pass this on to members and potential > members. For deadlines and other details please > visit http://web.greenparty.ca/convention2006 > > Leadership Race > > The Green Party of Canada has announced the > nomination deadlines for candidates to the party > leader position. Nominations close on May 31, 2006. > For more details see > http://greenparty.ca/mediarelease157.html > > > Hockey's on thin ice! > By James Brooks > > (February 22, 2006) As I write this, and watch Team > Canada playing Russia(0-0 in the second), I wonder > how many Canadians would trade hockey for baseball? > Before you answer, carefully consider there are nine > innings of baseball to sit through, and no Coach's > Corner! Warmer winters may seem great now, but we > will soon pay a heavy price for global warming, that > price is Canada. > > Canada has always struggled with its national > identity and many still disagree on what it means to > be Canadian. Is it our friendly persona, our > commitment to world peace, our multiculturalism? > Those are all up for debate. > > What's not, however, is our weather. No matter where > you are, from Iqaluit, to Moosejaw, Vancouver to > Halifax, it's damn cold! It's something we share; > it's something that defines us as Canadians. Sure, > we all have our little beefs with winter, but > there's something special about this time of year > for all of us. For me, and many other Canadians, > that something is sports. We have an immense > diversity of sports and sporting venues in this > country, and for that we are extremely fortunate. We > put on our toques, strap on a pair of skates, grab a > toboggan, snap on our skis, drill a hole in the ice, > start up our snowmobiles, and enjoy the Great White > North. But global warming could ruin many of the > sports that define our culture and our lifestyles. > More... http://www.greenparty.ca/page255.html > > > Global Ecological Agreement > By Raphaël Thierrin > > Update on International Affairs – Decision by the > Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas at > its 2005 meeting. The GPC Council voted to adopt > this text in March. A letter will be sent to the > Canadian ambassador to the United Nations. If you > would like to add your name to the letter, please > email the international secretary at > raphael.thierrin > > The warning voices of the Green Parties and of the > environmentalist NGOs of the world have been > supported by reliable scientific research > demonstrating that the uncontrolled hydrocarbon > consumption, along with the accelerated global > destruction of forest ecosystems, have caused global > warming with severe climatic consequences expressed > in more serious and frequent disasters such as great > hurricanes, extreme temperatures, glacier melting, > massive floods and atypical droughts. > More... http://www.greenparty.ca/page256.html > > > Editor in chief: Julie Roy > Director: Siobhan Bond > Contributors: James Brooks, Jean Langlois, Raphaël > Thierrin, Pierre Denis > > newsletter > Important information and privacy policy > http://www.greenparty.ca/privacypolicy.html > > Views expressed in the Green News are not > necessarily those of the Green Party of Canada. > Comments to articles appearing in the Green News may > be published, unless the contributor expressely > requests otherwise. > > Subscribe > http://app.greenparty.ca/lists/?p= & id=1 > Un > http://app.greenparty.ca/lists/?p= & id=1 > Preferences > http://app.greenparty.ca/lists/?p=preferences & id=1 > -- > Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com -- > > > This message contains attachments that can be viewed > with a webbrowser: > > > Location: http://app.greenparty.ca/lists/dl.php?id=9 > > Location: > http://app.greenparty.ca/lists/dl.php?id=10 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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