by James Beddome | May 11, 2022 | News
THE FORKS, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (TREATY ONE TERRITORY) — At a press conference Wednesday morning, James Beddome (he/him) announced his intent to resign his position as Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba (GPM). Beddome has led the GPM through three general provincial...
by James Beddome | May 11, 2022 | News
Dear Members and Supporters of the Green Party of Manitoba: For thirteen of the past fourteen years it has been an honour and a privilege to serve as the leader of the Green Party of Manitoba (GPM), but today I publicly announced that I will not be seeking an eighth...
by James Beddome | Sep 29, 2021 | News
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- September 29, 2021 (Treaty One Territory, Métis Homeland, Winnipeg, MB) In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the Green Party of Manitoba is calling for the Manitoba government to fulfill the Truth and Reconciliation...
by James Beddome | Aug 16, 2021 | News
In response to Premier Brian Pallister’s announcement that he will be stepping down as Premier, Green Party Leader James Beddome issued the following statement: “I wish Premier Pallister well in his future endeavours, but I remind Manitobans that are upset...
by James Beddome | May 8, 2021 | News
[Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB] In the wake of new Public Health guidelines announced by Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin on May 7, 2021, the Green Party of Manitoba encourages Manitobans to unify over the coming weeks by...
by James Beddome | Apr 7, 2021 | News
[April 7, 2021 — Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg, Manitoba] Green Party of Manitoba leader James Beddome said his party is disappointed with Manitoba’s 2021 Budget. “Budget 2021 is clearly driven by ideology rather than the needs of the people. The net...
by James Beddome | Jan 29, 2021 | News
JAN. 29, 2021 [Treaty One Territory — Winnipeg, MB] Green Party Leader James Beddome is lending his support to a court challenge and urging the Manitoba Government to give up the fight, change legislation, and allow Manitobans to grow their own Cannabis at home....
by James Beddome | Jan 28, 2021 | News
On January 28, 2021 Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome sent a letter to the Minister of Conservation and Climate urging that the final license for the Churchill River Diversion project should not be granted until: The fundamental and Constitutional...
by James Beddome | Jan 22, 2021 | News
JAN. 22, 2021 [Treaty Two Territory — Brandon, MB] — The Government of Manitoba’s release of an online survey about “Recycling in Manitoba” is just another “weak attempt by the Government to appear transparent through surveys over...
by James Beddome | Sep 7, 2019 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Party leader James Beddome and Wolseley candidate David Nickarz announced the Greens’ plans for moving to zero waste in Manitoba, including cost-sharing municipal composting programs, banning single-use plastics, and enhancing producer responsibility...
by James Beddome | Sep 6, 2019 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Party Leader James Beddome announced that if elected, Greens would commit 10 per cent of the health budget to mental health and addictions. “More than one in four Manitobans experience a mental illness, substance abuse or addiction,” said Beddome. “Our...
by James Beddome | Sep 5, 2019 | News
Party Leader James Beddome announced that if elected, Greens would push for a universal national pharmacare program and negotiate better drug prices. “Canadians pay among the highest drug prices in the industrialized world,” said Beddome. “It’s long past time...
by James Beddome | Sep 4, 2019 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Party leader James Beddome announced that the Greens will make the province’s property tax system fairer by eliminating the education property tax. Instead, schools would be funded through corporate and personal income taxes, which he said would provide...
by James Beddome | Sep 3, 2019 | News
Party Leader James Beddome said that if elected, Greens would push for strong labour reforms including an immediate move towards a card check process for union certification and ensuring that collective agreements made between the government and unions are honored....
by James Beddome | Aug 31, 2019 | News
GPM Deputy Leader and Union Station MLA candidate Andrea Shalay announced that if elected this fall, Greens would push for proportional representation in Manitoba. “Currently, Manitoba’s winner-take-all voting system allows political parties to govern with a majority...
by James Beddome | Aug 27, 2019 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Party leader James Beddome said that Greens would put a 20 per cent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages if elected, which would reduce rates of type-2 diabetes in Manitoba and raise an additional $20 million in revenue annually to put back into the health...
by James Beddome | Aug 23, 2019 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Green Party leader James Beddome was handing out free bus tickets at Osbourne Junction today as a way of promoting the party’s fare-free transit policy. “If we want to get serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions then we need to work on ways to...
by James Beddome | Aug 20, 2019 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Greens are committing to building 2,000 new licensed child care spaces per year over the next 10 years, says Green Party leader James Beddome. Beddome estimates this will cost about $31 million a year, based on the total of the average construction cost...
by James Beddome | Aug 16, 2019 | News
WINNIPEG, MB — Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) and her provincial counterpart James Beddome are calling for urgent action on poverty in Manitoba. A 2018 report on poverty trends from the Citizens for Public Justice showed that two...
by James Beddome | Aug 11, 2019 | News
Click here to view our Basic Income and progressive tax system backgrounder Winnipeg, MB — “Dealing with poverty and inequality is not only the right thing to do morally, it is also the smart thing to do economically for taxpayers,” said Green Party of Manitoba leader...
by James Beddome | May 1, 2019 | News
The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was a monumental moment in the history of the labour movement in Canada, and the world over. On May 1, 1919, Winnipeg’s building and metal workers went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions. Employers simply...
by James Beddome | Apr 10, 2019 | News
On April 4th, Premier Pallister was interviewed by Vassy Kapelos for the CBC program Power and Politics about his government’s decision to take the federal government to court over its imposition of a carbon tax in Manitoba. His stated reason for doing so was the...
by James Beddome | Mar 9, 2019 | News
Made-In-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan Budget Paper “The 2018 budget established the Climate and Green Plan Implementation Fund of $40 million that will provide the necessary support to government departments to implement the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan....
by James Beddome | Feb 12, 2019 | News
On February 12, 2019, Green Party of Manitoba Environment Advocate Dave Nickarz sent a letter to Minister squire in opposition to the proposed Wanipigow Sand Extraction Project. Below is a copy of the text of that letter. Minister Squires, I am writing to you on...
by James Beddome | Jan 24, 2019 | News
Green Party of Manitoba Leader James Beddome and Environment Advocate Dave Nickarz submitted a letter to the Government of Manitoba in response to their proposed wetland regulations, which organizations such as Lake Winnipeg Foundation had identified as being...
by James Beddome | Nov 24, 2018 | News
November 24, 2018 (Winnipeg, MB) — With less than a year until the federal election and less than two years before the next provincial election, the Green Party of Manitoba welcomed Bruce Hyer, former Green Member of Parliament and Green Party of Canada Deputy...
