by Pearson Singbeil | Oct 27, 2020 | News
As you may be aware, 2020 is an election year for the Green Party of Manitoba. This year, there is a contest for the positon of Leader. The two contestants are James Beddome and Andrea Shalay. Per the GPM Constitution and By-Laws, each candidate was asked to provide a...
by Pearson Singbeil | Oct 26, 2020 | News
As you are likely aware, 2020 is an election year for the Green Party of Manitoba, and all the positions on Council (both Leader and Elected Officers) are up for election. We wanted to give you the opportunity to get to know the people running to become the next set...
by Bryanne Lamoureux | Jun 1, 2020 | News
You have cleaned out the closet, watched everything on Netflix, called all your old friends multiple times and are now looking to do something useful that contributes to the greater good during COVID-19 but do not think you can get involved in mass producing face...
by lucas | Mar 19, 2020 | News
Winnipeg, MB — Today, the Government of Manitoba released the 2020 provincial budget, which outlined priorities of tax cuts, a reduced deficit, and business prosperity. While it may leave more money on the kitchen tables of the most affluent Manitobans, it leaves much...
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...
