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Greens join forces with Liberals and environmental groups against NDP’s plan for mining in provincial parks

"The idea of a peat mine inside a provincial park is simply sickening,” says Beddome
01/10/12

WINNIPEG – Green Party Leader James Beddome, joined by Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard, Manitoba Wildlands Director Gaile Whelan Enns, and Wilderness Committee Campaign Director Eric Reder spoke out against the NDP allowance of peat mining in provincial parks today at the Manitoba Legislature.  The Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park, adjacent to Lake Winnipeg, may be home to a 531-hectare peat mine.

“Regulations are urgently needed to allow continued, and environmentally sustainable, harvesting of peat for gardens and related purposes,” says Gerrard.  “While there is a place for peat harvesting in Manitoba, there is no place for mining in provincial parks.”

COP 17 Underway in Durban South Africa

Nov 28 - Dec 9, 2011

Manitoba's own, Ani Terton, is in Durban for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa. Ani is a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation and will be observing as people from around the world work with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to find a global agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Greens Support National Housing Day

11/21/11

The Green Party of Manitoba will join in National Housing Day, on November 22, by setting up an information tent and participating in a rally at Memorial Park in Winnipeg.

The rally is being held as a protest against Steven Harper’s decision to spend billions of tax payer dollars on mega jails rather than investing in affordable and social housing. Manitoba Attorney General Andrew Swan has indicated his Government's support for the Harper crime bill.

Greens Get Behind Occupy

11/20/11

The Green Party of Manitoba would like to announce that it supports the ‘Occupy Movement’.  

The Occupy initiative was created by people with diverse and ranging interests.

“The diverse interests and varied perspectives of people who directly and indirectly support the Occupy Movement are all interconnected. They are creating the building blocks to construct a vibrant, safe and prosperous communities. The Green Party of Manitoba is in support of cooperative communities, and therefore we stand behind the Occupy movement,” said Green Party Leader James Beddome.

A Letter from our Leader

10/28/11

The Green Party made history in the 2011 Provincial Election.  We ran 32 candidates, more than double the number from the 2007 election.  As a result of these numbers as well as the letters and petitions of our members, I became the first Green Party Provincial Leader to take part in the televised Leaders' Debate.

Manitoba Green Party Leader Fighting Tight Race in Election

10/03/11

The Manitoba election campaign has been very excited for Green Party supporters. The participation of James Beddome, your provincial Green Party leader, in the televised leaders debate has increased the momentum for all green candidates in Manitoba.

THE BATTLE FOR WOLSELEY

09/30/11

The Green Party has made history in this election - doubling their numbers of candidates, and for the first time, participating in a Manitoba Leaders’ Debate.  They are making huge strides in Wolseley, the constituency of James Beddome, Green Party Provincial Leader. 

Greens target orange Wolseley

Leader hoping party elects its first MLA
09/27/11

"By securing its first spot in a televised leaders debate, the provincial Green party claimed a moral victory in its quest to become part of Manitoba's political mainstream.

At the actual debate, Green Leader James Beddome scored additional points by nailing Tory Leader Hugh McFadyen with a Conawapa Hydro project dig."

Read the article in the Winnipeg Free Press.

Manitoba Hydro: East, West, or Not at All?

Conservation is the key: Greens speak truth on energy in Manitoba

GREENS SUPPORT:

  • A new mandate for Manitoba Hydro to seek:
     
  1. to reduce energy consumption through various programs of incentives and disincentives;
  2. to explore and implement renewable forms of energy beyond hydroelectric power.

Hydro's uncertain future

09/20/11

The financial projections for hydro's new dams are not looking good. "The Public Utilities Board concluded that Wuskwatim's revenues initially will not cover its costs." If these dams are not cost-effective, then why are we building them? "Hydro already envisions hiking domestic rates by 45 per cent in 10 years, and by 70 per cent in the next 20 years, to pay for Keeyask and Conawapa."

Read the article in the Winnipeg Free Press.

WHO IS JAMES BEDDOME?

09/23/11

James Beddome, the leader of the Green Party of Manitoba, and Green candidate in Wolseley was the surprise star at the Provincial Leaders Debate on Friday evening.

Virtually unknown until being finally allowed to participate in last evening's televised debate, Beddome challenged the prevailing view that the Green Party is solely an environmental party when he put child poverty and the root causes of Manitoba's crime rate on the agenda. “We are far more than a single issue party -The Greens have a comprehensive, sensible and sustainable plan for governance for all to read, and it's outlined on our webpage at greenparty.mb.ca”, said Beddome.

2011 Provincial Election Agriculture Roundtable

On Sept 15, Keystone Agricultural Producers and Golden West Radio hosted a radio roundtable to discuss the agricultural issues in the 2011 provincial election. Taking part in the debate was Kate Storey, deputy leader of the Green Party and a candidate in Agassiz.

Watch the debate on YouTube.

Green Party a Legitimate Alternative with 32 Provincial Candidates

09/13/11

The Green Party of Manitoba announces that it will have 32 candidates running in the 2011 provincial election. The number has more than doubled from the number of candidates in the 2007 election. The Greens have enough candidates to form government for the first time in Manitoba.

Greens Embrace New Energy Opportunities

08/18/11

“Greens fully support having a publicly owned crown utility, but it must be for the benefit of Manitobans. As a crown utility, the highest degree of transparency should apply. Manitoba Hydro needs to make all the details of its export contracts publicly available, so the people of Manitoba can determine for themselves if further exports to the U.S.

Greens go for Free Ride

Party leader wants to make no-fare transit a key election platform
07/21/11

"It's an investment in a public service. We don't charge people tolls when they drive down the roadways so why are we charging people tolls when they get on the bus?"

-James Beddome

Read the article in the Winnipeg Free Press.

James Beddome interviewed on CJOB

07/28/11

James Beddome, leader of the Green Party of Manitoba, was featured on the Night Hawk Show on CJOB. He was talking about fare-free public transit, and other issues.

Green Policy Asks: To Make Public Transportation Fare Free!

07/19/11

The City of Winnipeg should hold off on plans to spend as much as $10 million on new electronic equipment for collecting bus fares from Winnipeg transit riders, says James Beddome, Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.

"Any commitments that Winnipeg's Council has made in this matter should be delayed till after the public has had an opportunity to vote for zero fare bus service in Manitoba, by voting Green with their October 4 election ballots,” said Beddome.

No Nuclear Transport on MB Highways

Ontario’s nuclear waste- coming your way?

            Do Manitobans really want 18,000 truck loads of Ontario’s high level nuclear waste passing through their communities enroute to a depository in northern Saskatchewan? Not likely. The time to act is now to prevent this happening.

Green Party Leader James Beddome leads a talented team of candidates. More..

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