Archive for 2008 May

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is an arms-length judiciary that handles land use disputes between municipalities and people and businesses. Its decisions are often controversial since it has the power to over-rule decisions made by elected municipal councils and if often does over-ride those decisions. Of course any organization, elected or unelected, can make bad decisions, but democracy is flaunted when an appointed body can overrule elected politicians.

The existence of the OMB goes against the core Green Party principles of democracy and decentralization.     Read more »

The convention has been canceled, and will be rescheduled.  During an election, a convention in Elizabeth May’s riding would count as a campaign event, and its cost would exceed the whole of the budget allowed by Elections Canada for a campaign.

Update:  Both the location and the date of the convention has changed to accommodate the upcoming by-elections on September 8.  The convention will now be held in Pictou, Nova Scotia on September 19-21.  Please join us.     Read more »

Annual General Meeting of the Green Party of Ontario
2008 June 6-8
TraveLodge Hotel, 2020 Lakeshore Rd. (at Brant St.)
Burlington, Ontario     Read more »

UofT Alumni Greens presents, in association with Toronto Greens:

Urban Issues Policy Conference
Saturday, 2008 May 31, 9am-5pm
O.I.S.E. room 2212
252 Bloor Street West
Accessible from St. George Station.
Registration is free, donations gratefully accepted.
Lunch will be provided.

Help develop integrated urban-relevant policy. Send federal-level proposals to the GPC convention in September. You do not have to be a member of the Green Party to participate in this event.     Read more »

Great Show — even better than last year and last year was phenomenal. For those of you that missed it, here are a few things that tickled our fancy …     Read more »