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Fall 2003

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A Value Ecological Wisdom

A Step Forward But Not Enough The government went ‘Green” when it adopted one of the Green Party’s … Page 2

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We acknowledge that human beings are part of the natural world and we respect the specific values of all forms of life, including non-human species We acknowledge the wisdom of the indigenous peoples of the world, as custodians of the land and its resources We acknowledge that human society depends on the ecological resources of the planet, and must ensure the integrity of ecosystems and preserve biodiversity and the resilience of life supporting systems This requires that we learn to live within the ecological and resource limits of the planet

The European elections are less than one year away, and following this year's bestever UK election results, the … Page 3

US Greens Outraged The Green Party of the United States is outraged at the Bush Administration for denying scientific … Page 3

our leader Exciting Times These are exciting times to be a member of the Green Party of Canada (GPC). Manitoba's election results, a Supreme … Page 4

our policy Same-Sex Marriages Resolved that a Green Party government implement federal legislation that recognizes gay and lesbian … Page 5

your opinion Resources and the Economy of the Future We face a declining supply of fossil fuels. For this reason, and to maintain … Page 6

on campus Calgary Campus Greens Universities, as centres for activism and political thought, are fertile breeding grounds for student-led … Page 7

your support Policy Development Committee In 2001, your Federal Council established the Policy Development … Page 8

editor The Word is Dignity

that we protect animal and plant life, and life itself that is sustained by the natural elements: earth, water, air and sun where knowledge is limited, that we take the path of caution, in order to secure the continued abundance of the resources of the planet for present and future generations

As we witness the bitter territorial disputes in various corners of the world, we often find ourselves desensitized to the … Page 9

our ridings Vancouver Quadra In their founding meeting last June, the Vancouver Quadra Green Party Riding Association came out strongly in favour of … Page 9

creative word Running Rude Running Rude is a play about two young eco-activists - a radically-minded poet and a pragmatist - who are trying to change … Page 10

The Green Party Review In an infamous speech titled The End of History, neo-conservative commentator Francis Fukuyama argued … Page 10

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A Step Forward But Not Enough By Andrea Schneider and Gretchen Schwarz

he government went 'Green' when it adopted one of the Green Party's strongest and most fundamental economic policy initiatives, the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI). The Well-Being Measurement Act is the product of an unusual joint effort between Green Party candidate Peter Bevan-Baker and Liberal MP Joe Jordan, who met during the 1997 election. The GPI is based on the idea that we need to consider more than the expenditure of money (GDP) when assessing the well-being of Canadians. With a measurement that places quality of life on par with quantity of national revenue, we are able to consider policy not just for its fiscal reasoning, but in light of such issues a s w a t e r, f o r e s t s , wetlands, greenhouse gases, and worker education. The active support of GPI by Jordan inspired former Finance Minister, Paul Martin, to allocate funds to a similar wellbeing measurement proposed by the National R o u n d Ta b l e o n t h e Environment and the Economy (NRTEE). Jordan's initial vision for the GPI gave the public an active role in determining those

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e l e m e n t s important for well-being and how they should be measured. As he states, it aimed to "engage people across Canada whose eyes and ears sense into every corner of the country and whose minds interpret what they see from e v e r y perspective." Without awarding the public an active voice in defining the concept of well-being, the Act only offers an institutional perspective; NTREE and the government cannot provide a comprehensive representation of the different points of view that Canadians have about their quality of life. T he othe r c ri ti cal element missing is the idea that the monitoring of public concerns should be managed and reported by a non-partisan body. The Act will operate through the sustainability portfolio of the Auditor General's Office. The findings of the Index will be reported to the Minister of Finance, so that proper budgetary funding can be

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allocated to areas in need. If indicators are for the sole purpose of internal governmental review, it is unlikely that the public will be informed of "failing grades" - that is, policy shortfalls - in those areas affecting our well-being. The government plan for a GPI is good, but doesn't go far enough. Two crucial elements - public input and non-partisan monit oring - must be included. Andrea Schneider is a writer and editor and lives in Toronto, Ontario. Gretchen Schwarz is Chair, Green Party of Canada and lives near Shawville, Quebec.

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he European elections are less than one year away, and following this year's best-ever UK election results, the UK Greens look forward to electing six Green Members of European Parliament (MEP). John Whitelegg, one of the UK Greens with the best chance of winning a European seat, comments, "Last time we won two MEP seats and had several near-misses. Next year we aim to turn those nearmisses into victories." The enlargement of the European Union means that Britain will send fewer MEPs to Brussels next year than at present. Under the regional list system, this will make it harder for Greens to get elected. Greens in the UK, however, have shown a recent resurgence; party membership is growing steadily. At current growth rates, the Green Party could have twice as many members by June 2004 as at the time of the last Euro-elections. In addition, UK Greens recently increased their number of local councillors to a record 53 on a record 26 local authorities, with many of the gains coming in key European electoral regions. UK Green MEPs Caroline Lucas and Jean Lambert have become well known and highly respected, and have shown the value of electing Green MEPs. The Scottish Greens, having won seven seats in the Scottish Parliament this year, have also greatly improved the party's chances of winning an MEP seat for Scotland. There are more local Green Parties than in 1999, and consequently, more members. Greens are fielding more candidates than at any time in the last decade, thus exposing the Green Party to new networks of international support.

he Green Party of the United States is outraged at the Bush Administration for denying scientific consensus on climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) June 2003 Report was so drastically altered by government officials that an internal EPA memo noted, "The Bush Administration changes watered down the language to the point where it no longer accurately reflects the scientific consensus on climate change. Colorado State Green Party Media Director, Kristin Marr, notes that, "Officials within the Bush Administration are not climatologists, and have no sound reason for denying the scientific expertise in the initial EPA report. By meddling in this report, they show an overt bias in favour of their close friends in the oil business." Over 1,500 s c i e n t i s t s representing n u m e r o u s countries have been working for nearly two decades on the realities of climate change. Using many different sources of data including ice core samples, the Keeling Curve, and the changing patterns of El Nino and La Nina,scientists have been able to confirm the rapid rise in the global temperature over the past 150 years. The industrial revolution has created a variance in the global temperature beyond any naturally occurring climate changes, including recurring ice ages. As Mark Dunlea, New York State Green Party Chair, says, "The Bush Administration is running away in a polluted sea of denial from the need to diminish our heavy dependence on oil."

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hese are exciting times to be a member of the Green Party of Canada (GPC). Manitoba's election results, a Supreme Court ruling and changes to The Canada Elections Act and Income Tax Act all contributed to making June 2003 one of the best months ever for the Green Party. Markus Buchart, Leader of the Green Party of Manitoba won 19.6 % of the vote in his riding in the June provincial election placing second! The Green Party of Manitoba ran 14 candidates, up from 6 in the last election. The Manitoba election team is equally committed to running a full slate of candidates in the coming federal election. The second cause for celebration was the Supreme Court ruling that three sections of The Canada Elections Act were unconstitutional. Prior to 1993, political parties that ran less than 50 candidates in a federal election were not allowed to have their candidates' party affiliation printed on election ballots. In addition, failing to run 50 candidates meant that a party was deregistered - its assets se iz ed - a nd it wa s prevented from fundraising between elections.

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The Supreme Court ruled these p o i n t s a s unconstitutional, stating, "It is impossible to conclude that the legislation is justifiable in a free an d d em oc ra ti c society." The ruling pointed out that, "If t he gove rn me nt decides to extend a benefit to one political party, that ben efi t mus t be equally available to all political parties." The decision opens the doo r for the GPC to challenge The Elections Act allowing only candidates who receive 10% of the vote to be re im bu rs ed fo r th ei r election expenses. The other significant June event was Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Income Tax Act became law. Now, any party that receives 2 % of the popular vote across Canada will receive $1.75 per vote, per year. In the 2000 federal election, the GPC ran 111 candidates, averaging 941 votes per candidate. If in the 2004 election we run in every riding and maintain the average number of votes per candidate, the party will break 2.2% and will re ceive a lmost $500,000 annually.

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By running in every ri di ng , w e h av e t he potential to double, triple or quadruple the average vote per candidate. Improved media coverag e, inclu ding an increased likelihood of the party being represented in th e te le vi se d le ad er s' debates, means greater exposure - and greater support. This increase in the popular vote could bring in millions of dollars annually, enabling us to hire full-time staff. In the coming months, the momentum of the Green Party of Canada will continue to grow from these exciting events of June 2003. We will be rea dy to ele ct Gre en Members of Parliament.

Jim Harris is Leader, Green Party of Canada and lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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e face a declining supply of fossil fuels. For this reason, and to maintain climate stability, we will have to switch to renewable energy within the next century. Renewable energy will be more expensive, both because of the high capit al invest ment required, and the need for energy storage due to the problem of intermittent supply. Also, the use of energy in transportation will be more costly than its use in stationary applications; energy must be transformed into highdensity storable forms - liquid fuels for the most part - for easy mobility. This major change in the economics of transportation will have a huge effect on the prof itab ili ty of larg e-sc ale, centralized manufacturing and on the stru ctur e of the worl d economy. We cannot maintain net consumption levels by paying more money for energy, due to the equation of "energy returned on energy invested" (EROEI). The amount of economic activity capable of being devoted to co ns um pt io n ex pe nd it ur es decreases rapidly as EROEI goes down - and it will go down. By how much depends on scientists and engineers, and on politicians. Over most of the planet, including much of the third world, food supplies depend on fossil fuels for fertilizers, tractor fuel, and crop drying. Maintaining food supp lies whil e swit chin g to sustainable agriculture will be extremely difficult. Diminishing fossil fuel supplies will inevitably be followed by a similar decline in mineral resources. For many minerals, the size and quantity of deposits does not increase as concentration decreases. In any case, as concentration decreases, the amount of energy required for extraction increases, thus raising the cost of energy. This will ultimately have a greater effect than the decline of fossil fuels. We are already far beyond sustainability in our effects on the biosphere. We need to reduce our im pa ct su bs ta nt ia ll y. Th is

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involves not only consuming mineral resources instead of biological ones, but reducing overall consumption. Estimates of a sustainable human population are generally in the range of 600 million to 2 billion people. It is imperative that we achieve this sustainable population level within 100-150 years. This may be doable without calamity - if we do everything right and in time. Not taking into account immigration, population levels in Canada and Western Europe are already on the decline. There are large differences in th e le ve ls of re so ur ce consumption in different parts of the world. The rise of Chinese and Japanese manufacturing has demonstrated that market forces alone tend to even out the rates of consumption. In order to reduce world consumption levels, resources consumed in "developed" countries will have to decrease to a fraction of current levels. At the same time we will have to adjust to a much greater proportion of older people in the population. We will have to improve our levels of fitness, nu tr it io n, an d pr ev en ti ve medicine in order to successfully meet the challenges of an aging population. The Canadian welfare state has depended on growth to hold cost s down . Swed en is an example of a welfare state with an almost steady state population over several decades. We may find ourselves with Swedish levels of taxation unless we can learn to address our national challenges with efficiency and endurance. We should anticipate a protracted p er io d o f t ra ns it io n; th e re di st ri bu ti on of in du st ri al populations in accordance with energy and material resources is a long-term project. A world with a fixed, low level of consumption of mostly renewable resources will not be free from change or challenge, but it will look more like the "steady state" economy which

has been discussed for 150 years, from John Stuart Mill to Herman Daly. It was natural for Stone Age people to think in terms of more food, more possessions, and mor e chi ldr en. Tho ugh our conditions are different, to a large extent we still think the same way. We have to change this. The notion of â&#x20AC;&#x153;progress" is a da ng er ou s on e. " Ma te ri al progress" has definite limits, and we have likely already exceeded them. A large part of "technical pro gre ss" has con sis ted of harnessing ever larger amounts of energy for human purposes, first from living biological capital, then from fossil resources. Finite resources mean that this process is coming to an abrupt end. Ev id enc e sug ges ts tha t increasing levels of income and res our ce con sum pti on hav e produced only small improvements in quality of life in the last 50 years, and none in the last 25 years. Our way of life may have to change, but it will still be possible to improve our quality of life. The Indian state of Kerala has levels of health,education and human development close to those of North America and We s t e r n E u r o p e , w h i l e consuming only 2 percent of their resources. While Kerala leaves something to be desired, it is an example of what can be done. We must invest in our future; a sustainable economy can only be built on the foundations of reduced consumption,and renewable energy. Doug welcomes your comments dwoodard@becon.org

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niversities, as centres for activism and political thought, are fertile breeding grounds for student-led branches of political parties. The transitory nature of university life, however, often results in revolving leadership and ephemeral organisations. A group that is active and successful for a year or two can disappear completely when the core members move on due to graduation, increased workload in class, or a host of other reasons. A major project of the University of Calgary (UofC)Campus Greens is to build a regional, and later a national, network of Can adi an Cam pus Gre en groups based on the successful structure of the US Campus Greens. The goal is to cooperate on actions and training in order to build a framework for members, and in doing so, provide Campus Greens with permanence and sustainability. Uof C C amp us Gre ens planned a spring/s ummer action in conjunction with Oxfam, the National Farmer's Union, the Council of Canadians, and the Saskatchewan Organic Directorate to oppose genetically engineered (GE) wheat. Genetically engineered wheat is a topic of local importance and national interest, and serves as a common issue to connect campus groups across the prairies.

The GE wheat action f ol lo we d a n e st ab li sh ed pattern of education before protest, and included informational seminars from such speakers as embattled o r g a n i c f a r m e r, P e r c y Schmeiser. In this way, the UofC Campus Greens seek to differentiate themselves from campus activists who go from protest to protest without coherent long-term goals. The UofC Campus Green events kept the group active during the summer and laid the groundwork for activities during the school year, so that w he n t he fa ll se me st er began, the group was able to "hit the ground running." Events require both time and money. This is where an active membership helps the most. UofC Campus Greens raise money in a variety of ways, including selling CDs which profile local artists si ng in g so ng s of so ci al significance, and selling compost to the community. UofC Campus Greens accept donations of time, money, or expertise from the pu bl ic an d Gr ee n Par ty members. Your contribution will help develop the Campus Greens Network.

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Policy Development Committee By Charles Campbell

n 2001, your Federal Council established the Policy Development Committee (PDC). The committee was directed to help members develop policy for the party. The first real test of the PDC came when we gathered policy proposals for the 2002 Montreal conference. We were able to ensure that proposed resolutions were made available on the GPC web site in advance of the conference. Nominators and supporters were also tracked on the site. This provided resolutions for the participants to bring to the floor. That was a good start, but now we are getting ready for a federal election and a party conference in the summer of 2004 and you need to be involved. Our members will build a policy book that speaks to green values and addresses the real challenges faced by Canadians in the years ahead. As a grassroots party, every member has a right and a duty to participate in policy development. Right now most work is being done by a small group of people on-line, but we need to have everyone involved to benefit from the wide range of experience and knowledge of our members.

GPC members with e-mail can join the policy list-serve Send your request with subscribe gpc-policydev in the body to majordomo@conscoop.ottawa.on.ca

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s we witness the bitter territorial disputes in various corners of the world, we often find ourselves desensitized to the violence. The number of skirmishes is overw helm ing; the d eath tolls, numbing. In this sea of devastation, individual tragedies often go unnoticed. Rachel Corrie, 23, was a volunteer in Rafah, Gaza with the International Solidarity Movement. In an email to her mother on February 28, 2003, Rachel wrote, "I spent a lot of time writing about the disappointment of

discovering, somewhat firsthand, the degree of evil of which we are still capable. I should at least mention that I am also discovering a degree of strength and of basic ability for humans to remain human in the direst of circumstances - which I also haven't seen before. I think the word is dignity." Sixteen days later, Rachel was dead. Protesting the demolition of a Palestinian home, Rachel fell in front of a bulldozer, which proceeded to run her over. Let us not forget the degree of evil of which we are

still capable. Let us also remember to acknowledge and celebrate human dignity. Let us carry on in the memory of Rachel Cor rie , an d co nti nue to search for peace.

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Bruce Abel is Communications Chair (Interim), Green Party of Canada and lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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n their founding meeting last June, the Vancouver Qu ad ra Gr ee n Pa rt y Riding Association came out strongly in favour of finding alternatives to the multibi ll io n do ll ar Ri ch mo nd Air por t Va nco uve r ( RAV ) transit mega-pr oject. The group calls for stable ongoing federal funding for Translink. Tra ns li nk ma y ha ve already committed as much as $80 million of its limited annual operating budget to the massive rapid transit project, through financing charges and guarantees to private partners. The only piece of government funding which has yet to be approved is an expected $450 million from the federal government. Riding association chair and 2000 federal candidate

Doug Warkenti n sugges ts that it is time for the federal government to start thinking long-term, and investing in public transit in a meaningful way. He comments, “The proposed federal handout is the carrot that civic and regional officials have used to justify approvi ng a huge expenditure of tax dollars on an incredibly wasteful subway, a project that cannot be justified either by public transportation needs or by economics.” Warkentin describes an alternative use of the same federal money. He says, “Based on present value, the same $450 million dollars co ul d gi ve Tran sl in k an perpetual annual payment of nearly $40 million to fund its operations. This could buy real transit improvements,

such as reduced fares or a return of late night bus service.” During the 2000 federal election, the Green Party lo bb ie d L ow er Ma in la nd candidates to support annual federal funding for Translink. The Riding Association called on all local MP's to remember that effort now, and to pass up the RAV funding 'photoopportunity' in favour of less glamorous stable funding for public transportation. The Vancouver Quadra Green Party Riding Association will build on the record level of party support shown in recent polls. In the next federal election, the Association will establish a credible alternative to statusquo politics for Vancouver Quadra voters.

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unning Rude is a play about two young eco-activists - a radically-minded poet and a pragmatist - who are trying to change the world by changing the minds of their fellow city-dwellers. They execute their eco-actions together, but they take turns coming up with the ideas. The problem is that, in spite of their shared passion for the cause, their biggest battles are with each other. While one wants to be uncompromising and in-your-face, the other wants to be practical and polite. When they decide to run for office under the Green Party banner, it all comes to a head. As an actor and director, I have covered a wide variety of subjects in my theatre work, but when it came to writing a play of my own, it was my experience as a Green that came to the fore. I have been involved with the Green Party for over ten years, running as a Green candidate - twice federally and twice provincially. With Running Rude, I wanted to create solid, interesting characters and a funny, entertaining story. It turned out to be a reflection of the classic debates that I witnessed in myself, the Green Party, and the environmental movement. I hope that other Greens recognize something of their own lives in this play.

n an infamous speech titled The End of History, neo-conservative commentator Francis Fukuyama argued that with the death of Communism there are no significant social, political, or economic issues left to discuss. We Greens disagree. Neither existing governments nor mainstream political parties have yet come to terms with the fundamental revelations of the science of ecology. Instead, they labour under the delusions of reductionist 19th century economics. As a result, history continues as a struggle between Greens and Greys. This struggle is not only to decide if human society will develop a sustainable culture in harmony with nature. It is also whether humanity will adopt nature or the machine as the paradigm for human relationships. Will humanity become a global "monoculture" where no significant diversity is allowed to assert itself? Or will a human ecosystem flourish with a myriad of diverse cultures and societies-with each allowed to follow its own path? Will "progress" continue to be defined exclusively in materialistic terms by a triumphant economy? Or will humanity be allowed to re-define it to include a spiritual, artistic and ethical dimension as well? Will transnational corporations continue to chip away at our democratic institutions? Or will a world-wide flowering of democracy and solidarity allow the nations of the world to develop an international social and economic framework based on fair trade instead of heartless free trade? The Green Party Review seeks to foster the rebirth of history by serving as a venue for honest intellectual debate aimed at forging a sustainable partnership between humanity and the environment. Please consider the Green Party Review not as a tool of the Green Party, but rather as a gift to all the small "g" greens of Canada.

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