Green Party of Canada and the Youth Vote.

The Green Party of Canada has a tremendous advantage amongst under 25 voters. This demographic is notoriously hard to motivate to vote. It’s time to seriously think outside the box, and turn this theoretical advantage into electoral power. Here’s a few ideas to mull over on how to do it.

GPC Fundraising: New initiatives needed.

The Green Party of Canada has been getting better at fundraising. There is a long way to go though before they acheive ‘OK practices’, let alone ‘best practice’. Here’s the beginnings of a discussion about what kinds of things should happen to start realising the fundraising potential of the green ‘Franchise’.

Bad news for Provincial Green Party’s in Canada.

What a depressing story I just read. Apparently, according to the Edmonton Journal,  the Green Party of Alberta is about to get decertified. This comes on top of the recent news from Nova Scotia, where according to the CBC,  the GPNS is purported to be at the brink of decertification.
What the hell is going on [...]

Green Party of Canada: Governing council elections, background and picks.

It’s time to cast a ballot for Green Party of Canada federal council positions. It’s hard to know the candidates are, or what they will do. Here is a little information, and background for you to mull over while you are making your’ picks. It’s hard to make an informed decision, but how well we perform in the next election will be determined in large part by the choices we make in this election.

Let’s Have a look at Saanich – Gulf Islands

It looks like Saanich – Gulf Islands will be the riding that Elizabeth May will run in for the next general election. This is not the easiest riding to win, because the GPC will need to directly target conservative voters directly, and in a big way. This isn’t impossible. In fact, it represents a bit of a return to Jim Harris’ strategy of equally splitting progressive voters away from the dippers, liberals, and Conservatives all at once.