Green Party of Canada Platform: 4.5 A fair deal for youth
A continuing review of the Green Party of Canada’s Platform: 4.5 A fair deal for youth A Nation-wide Employment and Education Initiative For Youth 18 -25. Economic recessions – especially severe ones like the recession of 2009 -are especially challenging for youth at the beginning of their work careers or in post-secondary studies. They are vulnerable … Continue reading
Green Party of Canada Platform: 4.4 Seniors
A continuing review of the Green Party of Canada’s Platform: 4.4 Seniors Canada is an aging society. Baby boomers are now swelling the ranks of the senior population that is growing in both number and as a proportion of Canada’s total population. Canada’s seniors are also a diverse population, with varying levels of activity and health, … Continue reading
An Article From David Suzuki: Bean leaves, bedbugs and biomimicry
I received this enlightening article by email from the David Suzuki Foundation to share: Scientists often come up with new discoveries, technologies or theories. But sometimes they rediscover what our ancestors already knew. A couple of recent findings show we have a lot to learn from our forebears – and nature – about bugs. … Continue reading
Green Party of Canada Platform: 4.2 Relief for the middle class, 4.3 Child care
A continuing review of the Green Party of Canada’s Platform: 4.2 Relief for the middle class A healthy democracy requires a large, strong, healthy middle class. The well-being of Canada’s middle class is threatened as the gap between the rich and the poor widens and middle class families find it harder to meet all their needs, … Continue reading
Let’s Stand Up for BC’s Provincial Parks!
A great opportunity from the Wilderness Committee to read a new report and write a letter on behalf of our Provincial Parks: Hi Eldy, Are you heading out into the great outdoors this May long weekend? I’m excited to be visiting the South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and maybe I’ll be … Continue reading
Green Party of Canada Platform: Part 4: People, 4.1 Family-focused program
A continuing review of the Green Party of Canada’s Platform: Part 4: People Once we envision the society we want, we clearly see its outlines. Vibrant communities are places where, as Jane Jacobs described, people know their neighbours, streets are safe and friendly, and volunteering for the public good is common, leading to feelings of affiliation, … Continue reading
100 Day Challenge from Forest Ethics
This news in from Forest Ethics to share: Eldy, Today British Columbians woke up to a re-elected Liberal provincial government. Will they make completing the Great Bear Rainforest conservation and human well-being agreements a priority? Let’s make it so. Every government identifies a few priorities for its first 100 days of their term. Today we’re launching … Continue reading
