by Paul Graham | Jul 12, 2018 | News
Green Party of Manitoba leader James Beddome has called on Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister to show leadership in developing a made-in-Manitoba response to Greyhound’s recent announcement that it would cancel its passenger bus service in Manitoba. “The loss of this...
by Paul Graham | Jun 22, 2018 | News
Manitoba and Missouri have strong concerns about a North Dakota plan to transfer water from the Missouri watershed to the Hudson Bay watershed. Dave Nickarz...
by Paul Graham | May 7, 2018 | News
Winnipeg, 7 mai 2018 – James Beddome, chef du Parti vert du Manitoba, annonce que Françoise Therrien Vrignon se présentera aux élections partielles de Saint-Boniface, au nom du Parti vert du Manitoba. « Françoise est intelligente, énergétique, articulée et...
by Paul Graham | May 7, 2018 | News
Winnipeg, May 7, 2018 – Party Leader James Beddome has announced that Françoise Therrien Vrignon will contest the St. Boniface by-election on behalf of the Green Party of Manitoba. “Françoise is intelligent, energetic, articulate and fluently bilingual,” said Beddome....
by Paul Graham | Jan 26, 2018 | News
One in ten Manitobans lives in poverty. The province’s anti-poverty measures continue to fall short. Find out how a guaranteed annual income would dramatically reduce poverty in Manitoba. Watch the video and for even more information, read...
by Paul Graham | Jan 26, 2018 | News
Winnipeg, Jan. 26, 2018: Manitoba Green Party activists Andrea Shalay and David Nickarz helped Hannah Bell win the 2017 byelection in Charlottetown-Parkdale last November for the Prince Edward Island Green Party. In this interview they talk with Mary Jane Eason and...
by Paul Graham | Nov 29, 2017 | News
Winnipeg, Nov. 28, 2017: Hundreds of Winnipeggers packed Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg to discuss the provincial government’s Manitoba Climate and Green Plan discussion paper. Manitoba Green Party Leader James Beddome had these...
by Paul Graham | Nov 22, 2017 | News
Winnipeg, Nov. 22, 2017 — “As the City of Winnipeg contemplates service cuts and fare hikes to Winnipeg’s much-needed transit system, the Green Party of Manitoba supports a publicly-funded, fare-free system,” says James Beddome, Leader of the Green Party of...
by Paul Graham | Nov 27, 2016 | News
by James Beddome, Leader, Green Party of Manitoba This new PC government has had some time to settle in; it is now time for them to start delivering details and results. Pallister promised to make poverty a central them of his Government, and although there was some...
by Paul Graham | Nov 27, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, (Nov. 27, 2016) – The leadership of James Beddome was unanimously reconfirmed by Green Party of Manitoba members yesterday at their annual general meeting. The election saw some new faces added to the party’s governing Council and the retirement...
by Paul Graham | May 31, 2016 | News
The Pallister Government’s first budget fails to make either poverty reduction or environmental protection a priority, says Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome. “During the last televised leaders’ debate Mr. Pallister stated that he wanted to address the...
by Paul Graham | Apr 14, 2016 | News
It’s Election Day in Manitoba on April 19th. The Green Party of Manitoba is running 30 candidates this time and we are confident that growing numbers of Manitobans will support our platform and our candidates. Will you join...
by Paul Graham | Apr 14, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, April 14, 2016: “The Green Party urges the next government of Manitoba to uphold the law and protect the Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area from the proposed Energy East pipeline,” said David Nickarz, Green Party of Manitoba critic for Manitoba...
by Paul Graham | Apr 13, 2016 | News
Asked who they will vote for, respondents to last night’s Mainstreet/Postmedia Survey put the Green Party of Manitoba into third place. Responses were as follows: PC 47 % NDP 23 % Green Party 8 % Liberal Party 5 % Undecided 17 % Green Leader James Beddome was...
by Paul Graham | Apr 12, 2016 | News
Not only has the Manitoba NDP Government failed consistently to meet its own carbon emissions targets, it has actually made things worse on the environmental front. Greens James Beddome and Dave Nickarz explain...
by Paul Graham | Apr 5, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, April 5, 2016 – Manitoba Green Party leader James Beddome unveiled his party’s platform, one which he said would support economic growth, poverty eradication and sustainable environmental practices. “In this election we are offering the people of...
by Paul Graham | Apr 1, 2016 | News
Addressing a standing room only crowd at the Disability Matters Election Forum, Green Leader James Beddome urged the audience to vote for a “new voice and real solutions” on April 19th. “You’re going to have people try to scare you, trying to...
by Paul Graham | Apr 1, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, April 1, 2016 — “Politics in Manitoba are stuck in the 1990s, even as this election takes us to 2020. So, in the spirit of April Fool’s Day we are releasing a remake of the classic 1991 Nirvana song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’,” says Green Party of...
by Paul Graham | Mar 31, 2016 | News
Dauphin, March 31, 2016 — “A Green government would ban mining and logging in provincial parks,” said deputy Green leader Kate Storey, who is contesting the provincial election in Dauphin constituency. “Our parks were created to preserve biodiversity and provide...
by Paul Graham | Mar 30, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, March 30, 2016 – A Green government would eliminate the education property tax, says James Beddome, leader of the Green Party of Manitoba. “The current system for funding education creates severe inequities, both for students and for property taxpayers,”...
by Paul Graham | Mar 29, 2016 | News
Dauphin, Manitoba, March 29, 2016: A Green government would direct Manitoba Hydro to reduce water levels in Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg by one foot in order to restore water quality and help prevent flooding. “Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba are in serious...
by Paul Graham | Mar 26, 2016 | News
March 23, 2016: In his concluding remarks at the Make Poverty History election forum, Green Party leader James Beddome explained how electing Greens would strengthen the struggle against poverty. To watch the entire debate, go here. To learn about the Green plan for a...
by Paul Graham | Mar 23, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, March 23, 2016 – Green Party of Manitoba Energy advocate for Conservation and Water Stewardship, David Nickarz, says that a Green government would reject all projects associated with construction of the proposed Energy East pipeline. The Green Party of...
by Paul Graham | Mar 21, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, March 21, 2016: A Green government would introduce a comprehensive Climate Change Action Plan to reduce green house gas (GHG) emissions and create thousands of jobs, said Green Party leader James Beddome. “We propose to spend $166 million per year on...
by Paul Graham | Mar 16, 2016 | News
Winnipeg, March 16, 2016: Today, leader James Beddome launched the Green election campaign with the announcement of a costed, Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) plan. “We’ve done the math,” said Beddome. “We can deliver $6300 a year to Manitobans through the income...
by Paul Graham | Mar 12, 2016 | News
March 12, 2016, WINNIPEG. Green leader James Beddome has been excluded from participating in Monday’s political leaders debate on CJOB Radio. The debate includes the leaders of the NDP, Conservative and Liberal Parties but organizers have refused to include the...
by Paul Graham | Dec 14, 2015 | News
Speaking at a news conference today, Manitoba Green Party Leader James Beddome and Green Conservation and Water Stewardship Critic David Nickarz introduced a Green Climate Action Plan for Manitoba. The Green Action Plan focuses on taxation, transportation, building...
by Paul Graham | Dec 6, 2015 | News
Green Party members demonstrated at November’s annual general meeting that Greens lead the way on justice and sustainability. Members approved policies on everything from guaranteed basic income, investment in green infrastructure, a carbon tax, revamped child...
by Paul Graham | Sep 4, 2015 | News
Green Party of Manitoba leader James Beddome will seek election in next year’s provincial general election in Fort Garry-Riverview. “Fort Garry-Riverview is one of the greenest ridings in Manitoba,” said Beddome. “It is home to numerous organizations, small...
by Paul Graham | Aug 17, 2015 | News
by Harvey Stevens In “Time for guaranteed annual income” (Aug. 11, 2015), Noralou Roos and Evelyn Forget made the case for eliminating poverty and reducing health-care costs by introducing a national guaranteed annual income. They estimated a bare-bones...
by Paul Graham | Jul 13, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, July 13, 2015 – Green Party of Manitoba Energy advocate for Conservation and Water Stewardship, David Nickarz, has called on the Manitoba Government to reject all projects associated with construction of the proposed Energy East pipeline. According to the...
by Paul Graham | Jun 30, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, June 30, 2015 – The Green Party of Manitoba condemns the decision of the Manitoba government to end its four-year moratorium on peat mining in the province. “Peat land bogs take thousands of years to form and store vast quantities of carbon....
by Paul Graham | Jun 1, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, May 30, 2015: Green Party of Canada candidate for Winnipeg South Centre Andrew Park spoke at the Winnipeg rally against Bill C-51, the federal government’s proposed “anti-terrorism” legislation, which would give police much broader powers,...
by Paul Graham | Jun 1, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, June 1, 2015: Green Party of Manitoba Family Services Advocate Don Woodstock says the NDP Government should proclaim the law requiring mandatory reporting of critical incidents involving children in care that it passed nearly a year ago. The Child and Family...
by Paul Graham | May 27, 2015 | News
by Drew Fenwick, President, Green Party of Manitoba It is with a heavy heart that I inform Party members of the passing of our dear friend and fellow green, Vere Scott. A long time member of the Green Party of Manitoba, Vere was active on the policy committee and was...
by Paul Graham | May 24, 2015 | News
By Kate Storey We are marching against Monsanto today because we care about the food we eat. We’re marching against Monsanto because it is forcing genetically engineered food on us. We don’t want GMO and we don’t want pesticides in our food. We want to get...
by Paul Graham | May 19, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, May 19, 2015 – Green Party of Manitoba leader, James Beddome, is pleased to announce that Don Woodstock will represent the party for Minto constituency in next year’s provincial election. He will be our Green Party advocate for Child & Family...
by Paul Graham | Apr 30, 2015 | News
by James Beddome, Leader, Green Party of Manitoba Building a sustainable Manitoba requires a provincial budget that taxes things we do not want, like pollution, and removes taxes on things that we do want, such as job creation. This budget fails in both respects. This...
by Paul Graham | Apr 23, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, April 23, 2015: Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome took part in today’s Make Poverty History Rally at the Manitoba Legislature and spoke about some of the measures the provincial government must do to prove it is serious about reducing...
by Paul Graham | Apr 13, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, April 13, 2015 – Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome has called on Premier Greg Selinger to say “no” to the Energy East Pipeline at the premiers conference in Quebec City, which begins this week. “If it goes ahead, the Energy East Pipeline will...
by Paul Graham | Mar 28, 2015 | News
The Energy East pipeline is being pushed onto the people of Manitoba in spite of growing concerns. The project will see millions of litres a day of diluted tar sands bitumen pushed through an aging pipeline, all the way to Canada’s east coast where 75% of it...
by Paul Graham | Mar 28, 2015 | News
Winnipeg, March 14, 2015: Andrew Park, Green Party of Canada candidate for Winnipeg South Centre, spoke to a crowd of about a thousand people who rallied at Winnipeg City Hall to express opposition to Bill C-51, the so-called The Anti-Terrorism Act that Stephen...
