Abel Announces Green Party Leadership Race
News Release
For Immediate Release
Abel Announces Green Party Leadership Race
(Ottawa - Wednesday, March 29, 2006) – Bruce Abel, Chair of the Green Party of Canada’s Federal Council, announced today that nominations for the Leadership of the Green Party will open on April 21, 2006. Voting on the leadership will take place at the party’s national convention in Ottawa August 24-27, 2006.
"According to our constitution, there is an election for the leadership every two years, regardless of whether the current leader wishes to continue or not," explained Abel.
A $2,000 registration fee is required of all candidates. Candidates are allowed to spend up to $50,000 on their campaign.
The election of the leader is a one-member-one-vote process. Members have the option to mail in their votes if they are unable to attend the convention. Membership in the Green Party of Canada must be purchased or renewed no later than June 27, 2006 to qualify to vote. To join the party visit www.greenparty.ca or call 1-866-868-3447.
In addition to the election of the leader, the convention will also elect members of Federal Council and vote on resolutions to change party policy.
The Green Party of Canada is Canada’s fourth largest national party. The party won the support of 700,000 Canadians in the 2006 General Election.
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Derek Pinto
Media Relations Officer
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2 Comments:
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Congratulations on your nomination
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as Nfld.-Labrador Rep.
Glad that you are too busy, and too happy to bother with the Shakespearean shenanigans going on in Ottawa.
If you can not make it to Ottawa ,August 24th,2006 (Alot of us find it a too expensive!)
I wish you luck!
Regards,
Cdns11
, at 8:08 PM
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Abel quit on May 3, with a snippy note. Apparently he was unwilling to face election himself, as he had tried to cancel the election for his job.
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It's deeply sickening what happened to the GPC in 2005. Disgusting. It deserves all the negative press that it gets.
A total takeover kicking out all the people who think they can tell Newfs they are "barbaric" is required now.
Newfoundland deserves respect and it will only know it gets it once it gets an apology from the Green Party of Canada. Especially the 5 local candidates and the organizer/agent who all dropped out in protest for Harris' abusive behaviour in NL. If you have to announce a controversial policy you go to the people affected not from a studio in St.John's. You don't brag about how it will bring in more urban votes (it didn't, at least not in NL). And above all, when asked on national TV to talk about your proposals for NL without addressing the seal hunt, you don't change the topic back to the seal hunt and use the word "barbaric" just to humiliate people.
A total purge of everyone involved in the GPC Media Team and "GPC bunker" with their insular mentality is required before anyone in NL will trust the GPC ever again. If ever. , at 12:05 AM
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