I see this web-blog as a “Green Town Square”. So I propose to use it to consult with people as to what they wish my platform to be!

So many problems of our time are related to misuse of resources and one-dimensional thinking about human potential, the meaning of “success”, of community and society, and the foolish imagining that we are separate from nature. In particular, vested interests have created doubt about global warming this last decade to extend their way of life, their jobs, their non-sustainable mode of producing goods and of making their profits. We should have been taking decisive action. The Green Party knows that we can have good jobs, clean energy AND treat other people and other species ethically.

We have so much more to lose by asking “what’s in it for me?” or “how will what I take for granted be changed?” We in the rich countries assume just because we can pay for x, y and z, that we are entitled to it. We assume that our lives are worth more than those of people on the other side of the city and the planet, those who also indirectly bear the costs of our entitlement-based behaviours. It’s human nature to be threatened by change. But if we don’t see the bigger picture — yesterday — the changes we’ve unleashed will accelerate and could overwhelm us.

Many issues come up in talking with people in Toronto-Danforth. In this space I’ll begin to share a few ideas so we can think together about what is so important that we, the people, will force the political and economic elites into taking sensible action now!

At today’s campaign meeting, Mary Ann noted that she got an email from me timestamped at 3:30 am, not for the first time, and before the campaign even started.  So the campaign team took a vote and ordered me to start going to bed at midnight.

So if you see a post timestamped at 3:30 am in the future, that will be because I’ve woken up after a restful 3 hours of sleep.

first a brief introduction. i am the canvassing coordinator for Charles Battershill in the upcoming federal election. Charles is part of the Elizabeth May Green Party Team and my job is figuring out where our supporters are and ensure they hear from us during the campaign.     Read more »

Now’s the time to join the Charles Battershill campaign team. We still have crucial positions open. Let us know you’d like to help on the volunteer page.

Charles Battershill has had his first newspaper interview after receiving the Green Party’s nomination in Toronto-Danforth.  The article, by Karolyn Coorsh in the Town Crier, discussed the Green Party in two ridings, Beaches-East York and Toronto-Danforth.  Here’s what was said about our riding:

The winds of change are blowing in Beaches-East York and Toronto-Danforth as the federal Green Party searches for a star candidate to replace former party leader Jim Harris and introduce a new candidate to the Danforth riding.

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According to recent polls, Green Party support nationwide has spiked to 10 percent.

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Meanwhile, the Toronto-Danforth Federal Green Party riding Association elected York University professor Charles Battershill as its candidate in early February.     Read more »