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BC Green Party Member Calls for Rational China Policy

I am delighted for once to see a sensible attitude to the Canadian relationship with China.  I am very pleased that Mr. Tyrrell is going. Personally I am enormously frustrated by all the China bashing...

Learning from the Past to Build a Stronger, More Independent Canada

Opinion Editorial: A New Vision for Canada's Foreign Policy Canada stands at a crossroads in its foreign policy. The lessons of history reveal that interventionist policies and aligning too closely...

Opinion: ARK Gardening in the Context of the Sixth Mass Extinction

By Vince Fiorito "And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were...

Calling on Canada’s Allies: Travel, Trade, and Strengthen Our Future Together

Come Discover Canada! By Vince Fiorito 2025-02-20 Canada has always stood by its allies, and now we’re calling on you—the world—to stand with us. Whether you’re...

Analyzing the Hannibal Directive: Strategy vs. Morality

By Vince Fiorito The Hannibal Directive remains one of the most controversial military protocols in modern warfare. The question is not whether Israel has used it—the record confirms that it...

Canada Must Stand Firm Against Trump’s America

By Vince Fiorito The Canada-U.S. alliance is dead. Decades of cooperation, shared sacrifice, and mutual respect have been tossed aside in favor of aggressive trade wars, diplomatic insults, and outright...

Climate Change: A Mixed Blessing For Canada

800 acre farm in Fort St. John, BC

Tyrrell: Canada Must Break Free from Trump’s Leash

A Chaotic Start to Trump’s Second Term Here we are, two weeks into the president’s second term. Trump has been seeking chaos as he threatens countries, broadcasts footage of people shackled on military deportation...

May Hints at Keeping Leaders Debate Stage, Raising Questions About Fast-Tracked Co-Leadership Process

At a recent Green Party of Canada press conference, proposed co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault were asked who would represent the party in the federal election leaders’ debates. While the party’s federal council is proposing a...

Green Party of Ontario’s Nuclear Sellout: A Betrayal of Principles Under Mike Schreiner’s Leadership

The Green Party of Ontario has committed an egregious act of political backpedaling under the leadership of Mike Schreiner, abandoning decades of principled opposition to nuclear energy. This shocking reversal, approved at the party’s recent policy convention,...

Global Green Movement Should Follow Jill Stein

As the world is hurling towards an all-out confrontation between the US and Russia, the US. And China and the US and Palestinians US presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein is leading the way for progressive Green Party...

Jonathan Pedneault Gives In To Pressure – Is No Longer Calling For Peace Talks

After calling for peace talks to resolve the war in Ukraine, Jonathan Pedneault, deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada has published a statement on Twitter backtracking and apologizing for his previous pro-peace comments. In January, Pedneault expressed...

An Environmental Assessment of The Invasion of Taiwan: Absent Eco-Political Model for War

With ongoing speculations of an invasion of Taiwan by China, ranging from sovereignty to reunification to strategic motives, coped by factors such weak American cross-strait deterrence, Xi Jinping’s nationalistic policies, and a closing window of opportunity,...

Open Letter: Reinstate Alex Tyrrell as GPC Member & Allow Him to Run For Federal Leadership

We call for the immediate, full and unconditional reinstatement of Alex Tyrrell's membership in the Green Party of Canada, the approval of his candidacy for federal leadership and we call on federal council and the Green Party of Canada to pursue a positive working relationship with all provincial Green Parties in Canada regardless of where they fall on the ideological spectrum.

TYRRELL: Russian Recognition of the Donbass People’s Republics Represents Failure of Western Diplomacy

On February 21st, 2022, The Russian Federation announced its recognition of the peoples republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as sovereign states, signaling a turning point in Russia’s approach to the Ukraine crisis. Since the U.S.-backed coup in...

Four-day Work Week; Who Would Benefit More?

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed work norms drastically. Most people relocated from their uncomfortable chairs in offices to their comfy couches at home. Work hours have changed, some people stay behind their laptops for over ten hours...

US Green Party to Challenge America’s Political Duopoly

On December 21st, 2021, the Green Party of the US posted on twitter that over 250,000 Americans have now registered for the Greens. The Party wrote: “we can organize to break the duopoly!” The Green party was...

COP26: Success? Failure? or Simply Irrelevant?

Some called it a success, many believed it was a total failure. Either way the COP26 is over now, and we are ready to talk about it.The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference was the 26th...

What is a Green Party?

“The principal defect of the industrial way of life,” wrote a group of British scientists in 1972, “is that it is not sustainable.” “Its termination within the lifetime of someone born today,” they go on to suggest,...

Opinion: French Greens Lose Support in Regional Elections amid Accusations of Leftist Radicalism

The Green Party of France, Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV), poor in the regional elections that took place on the 20th to the 27th of June 2021. This may come as a shock, as the Greens joined...

The Green Party of Mexico: a Bystander to the Climate Crisis?

Green parties across the world take pride in promoting ecological progressive values and the belief in Social justice. At the 2001 Global Green Conference in Canberra, Green political leaders founded the Global Greens Charter. This document outlines...

Greens Raise Concerns over Prospective Success of Bill C-12

On November 19, 2020 the Liberal government proposed the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12) in response to the growing fears surrounding climate change. This federal legislation aims to mitigate the climate crisis through the reduction...

Opinion: Green Party of Canada Leadership Crisis

For someone claiming to be an expert on international conflict resolution, I haven't found any evidence yet that the leadership style of Annamie Paul is about dialogue and resolution of conflicting views. All I have seen so...

Opinion: GPC Implosion, Where do we go from here?

I have been watching in horror as the Green Party of Canada has been tearing itself apart over divisive identity politics and leadership styles on the eve of an election. The coming election will shape the government...

New Zealand Greens Call for Two-State Solution in Israel-Palestine

The recent escalation of tensions in Israel and Gaza has led to unrest in the Middle East and the globe more broadly. However, New Zealand has yet to propose a fusible resolution for the Middle Eastern conflict....

Naomi Hunter: These Harmful Bills Must GO

The following op-ed was submitted by Naomi Hunter, leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party (Canada) The Saskatchewan Green Party is calling for the provincial government to cancel Bills 15 and 21 immediately. The Ministry...

Editorials

Green Party Using Spotlight to Push Civil Defence Expansion – Not Environmental Justice

While Canadians look to the Green Party for principled leadership on the environment and social justice, the federal Green co-leaders appear...

Opinion

BC Green Party Member Calls for Rational China Policy

I am delighted for once to see a sensible attitude to the Canadian relationship with China.  I am very pleased that Mr. Tyrrell...
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