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The Green Party, provincially and federally, is committed to discussing and putting forward policies that embody the six green values: Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, Participatory Democracy, Nonviolence, Sustainability, and Respect for Diversity.
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On December 16, 2021, we hosted Malaika Collette, a Peterborough Adam Scott graduate, to tell of her experience at COP26 in Glasgow (October 31 to November 12, 2021). Malaika has worked on Green Party campaigns and also has been actively involved with Mock COP26, a... For immediate release Local Green Party Welcomes City Council Decision PETERBOROUGH, January 31, 2022 – The local constituency association of the Green Party of Ontario welcomes the Peterborough City Council’s decision today to participate in the $1.75 million... Barriers to Affordability: The Housing Crisis in Peterborough This is a short research project contract offering $650, plus expenses, on completion of the report. Goal To produce a case study report on the housing crisis in Peterborough that links to the Green Party of Ontario’s (GPO) election platform. Here is a link to a profile of Chanté White, our Green Party of Canada candidate for the next federal election, published in the Peterborough Examiner.... We are pleased to announce that two well known proponents of climate action and social justice will contend for the Federal Green Party nomination at an on-line meeting open to the public on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Chanté White Chanté White is a second generation... Two well known proponents of climate action and social justice will contend for the Federal Green Party nomination at an on-line meeting open to the public on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 7:30. The meeting will be held on Zoom at the link below. Please register at... (Peterborough) July 1, 2021 - Nominations for the Green Party of Canada candidacy in Peterborough-Kawartha are closing on Wednesday, July 7th. “While we are very pleased with the contestants that have been approved so far, there is room for more!” says Roberta Herod,... Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for taking time out of your Saturday to join us. The Green Party Movement is an international movement that is growing as people all over the world realize that the current global trajectory is unsustainable The Green Party wants be... In preparation for the PK Green Party of Canada EDA Annual General Meeting in February, nominations are open for all executive positions on both the local provincial constituency association and the federal electoral district association. The AGMs for both associations will take place the same evening, February 11, at 6:30 PM. The venue will soon be finalized. 19.03.30.EDA Constitution- PKGreen Party of Canada (2019)DownloadImpressions of COP26 by Malaika Collette
Local Green Party Welcomes City Council Decision
(Position Filled) Hiring Short-term Researcher for PK GPO
Climate crisis is the priority for Peterborough-Kawartha Green candidate Chanté White
Detailed Information about our Contestants
GPC Nomination Meeting on August 4
Local Federal Green Party Closes Nominations on July 7
AGM Report to the Membership from the CEO
Backgrounder for Executive Positions
Bylaws of the Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Green Party Association (EDA)
Impressions of COP26 by Malaika Collette
On December 16, 2021, we hosted Malaika Collette, a Peterborough Adam Scott graduate, to tell of her experience at COP26 in Glasgow (October 31 to November 12, 2021). Malaika has worked on Green Party campaigns and also has been actively involved with Mock COP26, a...
Climate crisis is the priority for Peterborough-Kawartha Green candidate Chanté White
Here is a link to a profile of Chanté White, our Green Party of Canada candidate for the next federal election, published in the Peterborough Examiner....
Detailed Information about our Contestants
We are pleased to announce that two well known proponents of climate action and social justice will contend for the Federal Green Party nomination at an on-line meeting open to the public on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Chanté White Chanté White is a second generation...
GPC Nomination Meeting on August 4
Two well known proponents of climate action and social justice will contend for the Federal Green Party nomination at an on-line meeting open to the public on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 7:30. The meeting will be held on Zoom at the link below. Please register at...
Local Federal Green Party Closes Nominations on July 7
(Peterborough) July 1, 2021 - Nominations for the Green Party of Canada candidacy in Peterborough-Kawartha are closing on Wednesday, July 7th. “While we are very pleased with the contestants that have been approved so far, there is room for more!” says Roberta Herod,...
AGM Report to the Membership from the CEO
Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for taking time out of your Saturday to join us. The Green Party Movement is an international movement that is growing as people all over the world realize that the current global trajectory is unsustainable The Green Party wants be...
Green Party Federal Agriculture Policy
Rural people are at the forefront of climate change. But often they are isolated from the decision-making that impacts their environment and their options for adapting. The Green Party aims to bring the adaptation process into the power of rural people by...
Mission Possible and the Tar Sands
Elizabeth May and Jeff Wheeldon respond to criticisms about the proposals about the Tar Sands in Mission Possible, the Green Party’s climate crisis action plan.
Join a Canvassing Team
If you want to make a difference, joining a Canvassing Team has the biggest impact.
Meet your PK Federal Green Party Executive Committee
On November 27, the membership elected new executive officers to lead us through 2019. What a great crew!
Barriers to Affordability: The Housing Crisis in Peterborough This is a short research project contract offering $650, plus expenses, on completion of the report. Goal To produce a case study report on the housing crisis in Peterborough that links to the Green Party of Ontario’s (GPO) election platform. Caption First, a BIG THANK YOU to all of our supporters during the 2018 campaign. We made a good showing, and it gives us a good foundation for promoting Green policies through the coming mandate. With that goal in mind: Membership Matters. The Green Party is run... No cuts to social programing or eduction or health care or environmental protection including flood control are needed in order to balance the budget. The Green approach to budgeting raises the revenue needed to efficiently provide for human and environmental needs at reasonable cost Where “development” and “environment” meet: enacting conservation plans. Modeled on the Oakridges Moraine Conservation Act, which protects the water in the Peterborough-Kawartha region, including neighboring ridings, and was passed by a previous Conservative government in 2005, the Green Party’s Bill 71 protects the Paris Galt Moraine. We have video of Mike Schreiner’s introduction of the bill, links and excerpts to the actual text, and links and excerpts of the Oakridges Moraine Conservation 2017 Plan to give you a concrete idea of what this all means. Are you as alarmed about the moves towards privatization as we are? There is so much evidence that public health care is the only efficient way. That's why the Green Party of Ontario's platform strengthens it, and puts the emphasis on prevention. And we come close to... On November 6 Gianne Broughton joined Peter Morgan, Tricia Clarkson and Guy Hanchet as a panelist on Trent Radio's show Pints and Politics. The panelists explored the most important physical actions our community could take to convert to a low-carbon way of life in... First, a BIG THANK YOU to all of our supporters during the 2018 campaign. We made a good showing, and it gives us a good foundation for promoting Green policies through the coming mandate. With that goal in mind: Membership Matters. The Green Party is run... Join the Green Party to recognize and celebrate some of the many ways that local people and organizations are caring for the environment. Meet, Greet and Eat! Enjoy a bit of the forecasted sun on the porch overlooking the river. It isn't too late to nominate! PM... Purpose: To raise public knowledge of the many feasible ways that people in our community are caring for the Earth and that, in many cases, they are providing employment. Concept: This is not a contest. After verification, everyone who is nominated gets the award. Our... With the 2018 Provincial election approaching, the media has begun featuring our Green Candidate Gianne Broughton. Gianne comments on Doug Ford's PC leadership election From Peterborough Examiner Who is Gianne Broughton From journeymagazineptbo.com(Position Filled) Hiring Short-term Researcher for PK GPO
A Big Welcome
Balance the Budget WITHOUT CUTS!
Protect Our Water: First Green Bill in Ontario
We Can Defend Public Health Care!
Gianne Broughton among panelists on Pints and Politics
A BIG THANK YOU
Nature Care Earth Day Awards Celebration
Nature Care Earth Day Awards
Media Coverage!
19.03.30.EDA Constitution- PKGreen Party of Canada (2019)Download 19.12.13.Charter of the PK GPO CA updated with March 2019 amendmentsDownload The Six Values of the Green Party Greens are fully committed to social justice, the elimination of poverty, fiscal prudence (ie “living within our means environmentally and economically”) to engaged foreign policy pushing for a robust investment in global climate action, achieving the Sustainable development goals, full reconciliation with indigenous peoples, and making decisions now for the benefit of our children. We are hard to peg as left or right. We just think Green values make sense in the 21st Century.Bylaws of the Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Green Party Association (EDA)
Bylaws of the Peterborough-Kawartha Green Party of Ontario Constituency Association
Green Party Values
Left? Right? Green!
For immediate release Local Green Party Welcomes City Council Decision PETERBOROUGH, January 31, 2022 – The local constituency association of the Green Party of Ontario welcomes the Peterborough City Council’s decision today to participate in the $1.75 million... In preparation for the PK Green Party of Canada EDA Annual General Meeting in February, nominations are open for all executive positions on both the local provincial constituency association and the federal electoral district association. The AGMs for both associations will take place the same evening, February 11, at 6:30 PM. The venue will soon be finalized. Old Wood New Seeds Winter Longing Music A solo CD of new music by William Beauvais. The culmination of two years of creativity, Old Wood - New Seeds presents a collection of wonderful music for classical guitar. It includes the folk inspired suite Appalachian Colours... Feel that breath of fresh air? It’s coming from the Trent Green Party Club! Now’s your first chance to affect Environmental Policy! Since GreenPeace launched a court challenge against the withdrawal of Cap and Trade, the government has decided to fulfill its legal responsibility to hold an on-line consultation through the Environmental... GPO AGM Barrie, September 14th-16th, 2018 In the last four months, we… Set records in fundraising Signed up more members than ever Elected our first Green MPP! Now it’s time for Ontario Greens to come together and prepare for the path ahead! Over the weekend we will…... Everyday I meet people like you who know that politics is broken. Backroom deals. Political games. Accounting gimmicks. I know we can do better. I want to work with you to build a better future, one fueled by people powered change. In the next session of the... Our vision is about making choices that generate and sustain us in a way that benefits everyone. We can take advantage of the opportunities around us to transition our economy to one that is efficient and sustainable, based on principles of fairness and resilience,... “This Budget has nothing for climate – nothing at all. It’s as if we’re not in a climate emergency.” - Elizabeth May, MP The Liberal government released its budget this week, outlining the government’s priorities for 2018. Where it’s putting your money – and where...Local Green Party Welcomes City Council Decision
Backgrounder for Executive Positions
William Beauvais Classical Guitarist
Trent Green Party Club Conference: Putting your degree to action
Not wasting their time on hot air — setting up a very practical mini-conference that includes a litter-pick-up!
March 22, 2019, 9 a.m. til 4:30 p.m. at the Trent University East Bank Campus. The Environmental Registry: Use it or lose it!
2018 Barrie Convention & AGM
People Powered Change
Jobs: Our Green vision is of a modern, sustainable, prosperous economy powered by vibrant local businesses and communities.
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This Budget has nothing for climate
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