Well played, Green Party of Canada
With many people's current feelings towards these type of ads, I think this will get them some positive feedback, so long as their TV ad placement is well thought out and in sufficient rotation.
CFS-O referendum denied to student organizersUPDATE: Looks like it's not the first time that the CFS has used dirty tricks to attempt to stifle any sort of democratic review of a school's membership in their organization.
Posted by The Ontarion On February - 11 - 2010
Written by Daniel Bitonti
According to the chairperson of the Ontario component of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS-O), there will be no referendum held at the University of Guelph in March on continued membership in the federation.
In September, Guelph student organizers had circulated a petition requesting a referendum to be held on membership in CFS-O on March 29, 30, 31. According to CFS-O bylaws, the federation must receive a petition initiating a referendum process six months in advance of the referendum date.
The Ontarion confirmed in October that a process server delivered a package to CFS Ontario on Sept. 29, including the petition and a letter from the University registrar verifying the signatures of 10 per cent of the undergraduate student body, a CFS-Ontario de-federating requirement.
But CFS-O bylaws stipulate that petitions must be delivered by registered mail.
Shelly Melanson, CFS-O chairperson, told the Ontarion on Tuesday that the Guelph petitions had arrived by registered mail on Nov. 9.
“Any petition that is going to initiate a referendum process must be received six months prior to the date of the referendum. Because this petition failed to meet the notice provision under Article 5 bylaw 2, the petition is not in order,” said Melanson.
Melanson also explained there had been problems verifying signatures and student numbers on the petition, a problem that currently mirrors the situation with the University of Guelph petitions sent to CFS-National.
In October, Gavin Armstrong, the CSA’s communications and corporate affairs commissioner, told the Ontarion, “that it would be very poor of CFS-Ontario to deny the petition based on the fact that it was served by a process server and not registered mail.”
“We are currently looking into our options and into the bylaws,” Armstrong told the Ontarion on Wednesday.
We the undersigned, as students of the University of Guelph, support democracy. We believe that Students should be allowed to speak and have their voices heard. As such, we have come together to call for a referendum so Students can choose their representation. We demand, in order to gain the support of Students, that the Canadian Federation of Students:I have it on good authority that the NDP campus club had also signed on to the letter, but withdrew their name and support at the last minute before the paper went to print.* I'm thinking someone from the CFS got wind of the letter and "got to them", pressuring them to withdraw their support, or else. (* NOTE: See UPDATE II below)
1. Advocate effectively on the issues that matter to Students.
2. Decentralize power.
3. Demonstrate financial and administrative transparency.
4. Take a non-partisan stance during elections.
5. Acknowledge Students’ right to choose through a referendum.
6. Cease unjust litigation of your own Students.
Let Students choose the movement! Let Students Speak!
Guelph Campus Conservatives
University of Guelph Young Liberals
Guelph Campus Greens
According to CFS-O bylaws, the federation must receive a petition initiating a referendum process six months in advance of the referendum date.
The Ontarion confirmed in October that a process server delivered a package to CFS Ontario on Sept. 29, including the petition and a letter from the University registrar verifying the signatures of 10 per cent of the undergraduate student body, a CFS-Ontario de-federating requirement.
But CFS-O bylaws stipulate that petitions must be delivered by registered mail.
Shelly Melanson, CFS-O chairperson, told the Ontarion on Tuesday that the Guelph petitions had arrived by registered mail on Nov. 9.
“Any petition that is going to initiate a referendum process must be received six months prior to the date of the referendum. Because this petition failed to meet the notice provision under Article 5 bylaw 2, the petition is not in order,” said Melanson.
May calls for a cross-party coalitionI guess the really big question is, when will the Greens finally dump their future Liberal Senator-in-waiting leader, Elizabeth May?
Leader wants an opposition partnership next time to conquer system in which Harper regained power
Oct 16, 2008 04:30 AM
Sandro Contenta
Staff reporter
NEW GLASGOW, N.S.–Green Leader Elizabeth May has called for a cross-party coalition to stop a Conservative victory when the next election comes around.
May, whose party emerged from the election with a $2 million debt, said a coalition would overcome a "perverse" electoral system that gave the Conservatives a stronger minority government.
At least one leading Green was disappointed. Mike Nagy, who came in third in Guelph, blamed calls for strategic voting for a drop in party support on voting day.
"Elizabeth May called for it on some occasions but the party itself was not calling for strategic voting," Nagy said in an interview.
It's the kind of disgruntlement that could see May facing questions about her leadership.
May once stated she would rather see no Green MPs and the Conservatives out of power than a full caucus with Harper as prime minister.
Nagy, the party's environment critic, also made clear he doesn't back May's call for an anti-Conservative coalition.
"I believe you promote Green values and you get Greens elected to Parliament. It's not about trying to stop one party," he said. "There has to be some serious discussion in the party so that we are not compromising our votes for the sake of other parties."
Greens spent $4 million on the campaign. May said she'll spend the next few months raising donations to reduce the party's debt. And she wants to use the almost $2 per vote the party will receive under federal election laws to build a party "machine" for the next election.
She ended with a rousing defence of Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion.
"I think we may very well in the future describe him as the best prime minister we never had."
UPDATE: I have spoken with Green Party Press Secretary Camille Labchuk. She says the party intends to issue an apology to the blogger known as Buckdog, who had been threatened with a lawsuit by Green Party communications director John Bennett for posting a link to Stephen Taylor's YouTube video.
Labchuk said the incident "was a misunderstanding on John Bennett's part about the way that YouTube works". The Greens do not intend to pursue any legal actions against any blogger, Labchuk says.
The blogosphere, for the most part, supported her "right" to be in the debates. Now, the Green Party is sicking the lawyers on various bloggers to prevent them from displaying this little YouTube video...
From the "Protectors of Democracy", the Green Party:
From: John Bennett
To: leftdog@hushmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:37:56 -0600Please be informed that the if the video "Canadians Are Stupid!" - Elizabeth May is not removed from your site with the hour the Green Party of Canada will seek means to prevent legal proceedings further slander.
John Bennett
Director of Communications
Green Party of Canada
(613) 562-4916 ext. 230
(Cell: 613) 291 6888
Fax: (613) 482-4632
Just for the record, I already have the video downloaded... you know, for safekeeping... just in case.
h/t to SDA
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Green party announces its first member of ParliamentFrom Mike Nagy's website...
Last Updated: Saturday, August 30, 2008 | 12:30 PM ET
CBC News
The Green party has gained its first ever member of Parliament — Blair Wilson — a Vancouver-area Independent who quit the Liberal party last year.
Green party Leader Elizabeth May introduced Wilson at a news conference Saturday morning in Ottawa.
Farley Mowat, author, former NDP, current Green Party member - "All Canadians will rejoice when Guelph voters elect our first Green MP"Scratch that angle...