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From the CBC news article:

Elizabeth May’s Green Party scores best of the five major parties on promised government ethics reforms, advocacy group Democracy Watch says.     Read more »

Update:  Click here for the provincial debate.

The debate is just ending now, but Chris Tolley is already sending out his photo of his video of the proceedings.  As campaign manager, I get to hold fort at the office, anxious to hear how it went.

Update:  Someone has posted the full audio here.
Chris Tolley’s raw video is below:

Part of what moved Adriana to the Green Party was an NDP canvasser who came to our door and told us that the NDP was greener than the Green Party.  Seemed like a bold assertion, and some simple research proved it to be false.

Here are Adriana’s answers from the Mirror newspaper’s questionnaire article on Toronto-Danforth candidates:

Andrew Lang (Liberal), Jack Layton (NDP); Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu (Green), Katarina von Koenig (Conservative).

1) How will Toronto benefit from your party’s platform?

The Green Party has received the endorsement of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the second time in two elections. Our platform has an outstanding and innovative collection of programs that help cities rebuild infrastructure toward a low-carbon future, build future oriented industries, develop skills for our youth and give them jobs, as well as maximizing local community input.     Read more »

Update:  Now with English subtitles:

Here’s one of three Portuguese-language interviews Adriana’s done during this campaign.     Read more »

With the leaders debates now over, one result is clear: Elizabeth May, as leader of the Green Party, should have been a debater.

Why? Not just to include a woman among all the men, although, as a former human-rights commissioner, I find that an acceptable reason. It’s just not the only reason, because there are at least three others that made her exclusion a national injustice.

Read the whole Globe and Mail article by former Parliamentarian and former Human-Rights Commissioner Reginald Stackhouse.

We’ve had to revise our sizing chart:

FCM applauds the Green Party of Canada´s strong support of Canadian cities and communities as outlined in their election platform. Their commitment to provide longer term infrastructure funding would help municipalities address the $123 billion infrastructure deficit and build a greener economy.
Hans Cunningham, President, FCM

Read the full statement on the FCM’s site.

2011 October 6 provincial election

Candidates in the 2011 October 6 provincial election, in reverse alphabetical order of family name, because that puts Tim Whalley first:

• Tim Whalley, Green Party of Ontario.
• Stéphane Vera, Freedom Party of Ontario.
• Peter Tabuns, Ontario NDP/NPD.
• Marisa Sterling, Ontario Liberal Party.
• John Richardson, Canadians’ Choice Party.
• John Christopher Recker, Ontario Libertarian Party.
• Rita Jethi, PC Party of Ontario.
• Kevin Clarke, The People

The Elections Ontario website has the official list of registered candidates.

2011 May 2 federal election

Candidates in the 2011 May 2 federal election, in alphabetical order of given name, because that puts Adriana first:     Read more »

Here is one of the posters we want to place in subway stations.

There are three stairway-sized posters:     Read more »

[Thanks to Josette Bouchard for the translation.]

From the Globe and Mail:     Read more »

Mark Kennedy reports that:     Read more »

Bob Hepburn, in The Star, suggests:     Read more »

Elizabeth May calls on the Canadian Government to urge Hosni Mubarak to resign as President of Egypt.

سياسات حزب الخضر من كندا هي ترتكز على ستة مبادئ اساسية هي …

GPO Annual General Meeting
Friday – Sunday, 2011 April 15 – 17
Huntsville, Ontario     Read more »

Adriana will be one of the speakers reporting back from the UN climate change negotiations in Cancún.

Cancún: Eyewitness Report and Discussion
Thursday, 2011 January 20, 7 pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
(east of Spadina, south of College)

Speakers:

• Andrea Harden — Energy Campaigner, Council of Canadians.
• Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu — JustEarth, Toronto Climate Campaign, Post Carbon Toronto.
• John Dillon — Economic Justice Program Coordinator, KAIROS.

Video:

• Pablo Solón — Bolivia’s UN Ambassador.     Read more »

Okay, so we’re number four.

Probably shoulda posted this before:

Green Party of Canada Biennial National Convention
Fri – Sun, 2010 August 20 – 22
Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Is this beautiful?  Yes, it is beautiful.  Patricia made it.

Climate Change Conference 2010 is less than two weeks away.

In order to know how much food to order, we’re offering discounted rates if you register by this Monday, 2010 August 9.

You should visit ccc-toronto.ca now to reserve your spot.

Climate Change Conference 2010
Unflinching science.  No-spin solutions.
Friday – Sunday, 2010 August 13 – 15
Hart House, University of Toronto

Here’s the full public notice for the next public meeting the TTC is holding in regards to the planned Ashbridges Bay LRV storage and maintenance facility and the Leslie Street connecting track.

TTC Public Information Meeting on LRV Plans
Wednesday, 2010 July 28, 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Toronto EMS and Fire Academy, 895 Eastern Ave

From the notice: “The meeting will address impacts and mitigation measures for such issues as the removal of contaminated soil, noise and vibration levels and traffic associated with this project.”

An update on the new streetcar yard in the riding from Councillor Paula Fletcher:     Read more »