PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GREEN PARTY OF ONTARIO | OCTOBER 5, 2011 Toronto, Ontario – With the election only a day away, the Green Party of Ontario is asking voters to vote Green to send a message to Queen’s Park that politics as usual is just not working. “In the leaders’ debate, we saw nothing [...]
PRESS RELEASE | September 29, 2011 COBOURG, Ontario – Local Green Party of Ontario candidate JUDY TORRIE SMITH (Northumberland Quinte-West) announced the Green Party’s plan to reform the Ontario Electoral system to ensure that special interests take a back seat to the priorities of Ontarians.
The following is a message from Craig Cantin, Deputy Executive Director, GPO Fellow supporters, Last night’s televised leader’s debate was a preview of what Queen’s Park can look like for the next four years. Did you hear any of the participating party leader’s talk about energy conservation? How about the proposed mega-quarry that will destroy [...]
Toronto, Ontario – Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, penned an open letter to Ontarians today. Despite public outcry, the Green Party of Ontario was excluded from the provincial leader’s debate. “I would have welcomed the chance to go head to head with the other Leaders,” says Schreiner. “As a small business owner who [...]
The televised Leader’s debate is next Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 Unfortunately, the old parties are too afraid to let Mike speak. They know the Green Party provides an option for real change. Just look at our platform and see that we have comprehensive plans and not just sound bites, with fresh ideas that focus on making Ontario [...]
MEDIA ALERT | September 20, 2011 What: Green Party candidate, Judy Smith Torrie will be handing out White Spruce saplings while greeting and meeting citizens of and visitors to Cobourg. Where and When: The event will take place in front of her campaign office at 37 King St. W., at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September [...]
MEDIA RELEASE | Thursday, September 15, 2011 Today, Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner, announced the Green Party’s plan to prioritize local energy projects while touring an Alliston farm that is home to Simcoe County’s largest solar installation. “Local solar projects like this one highlight why scrapping green energy is bad for our communities,” [...]
MEDIA RELEASE | Wednesday, September 14, 2011 The Heart and Stroke Foundation is launching the Healthy Candidates campaign (www.HealthyCandidates.ca) to encourage all candidates to “go healthy” this election. This means candidates must agree to the Healthy Candidate commitment to have the government invest more to promote and support better health in Ontario.
MEDIA RELEASE | September 14, 2011 Judy Smith Torrie, Northumberland Qunite-West Green candidate, along with Green Team, are preparing to ‘spruce up’ the riding. While others are talking about what they plan to do for the riding, Judy and her team are already doing something positive. Her Team is preparing to hand out White Spruce [...]
MEDIA RELEASE | September 12, 2011 Green Party of Ontario Leader, Mike Schreiner (Simcoe – Grey) announced his plan to reduce payroll taxes for small and medium sized businesses. “As a small business owner, I know first-hand the barriers to success that small and medium size businesses face,” said Schreiner. “During the recent recession, the [...]
