Showing posts with label greenparty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greenparty. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Green Party #3 in Canada Today
The latest Strategic Counsel survey for the Globe and Mail/CTV News shows the Green Party in third place, nationally. The Green Party, with 13%, has overtaken both the NDP (12%) and the Bloc Quebecois (11%) for the first time ever. (Click here for full report.)
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Growth Economy?
One significant factor contributing to our current environmental crisis is our growth economy. To be successful and attract investors, corporations need to show growth in revenue, in sales, in market share, and in profitability. Countries measure their economic health by growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). One result is that we reward and value wasteful, unnecessary production much more than we do quiet conservation. Even ignoring wastefulness, simple grade-school arithmetic tells us that a never-ending growth economy operating in a finite world is unsustainable - a fact most governments and coroporate spokespersons choose to ignore.
Sandra Finley, Leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan, has written a pertinent article on the need for change in our economic indicators. I recommend it to my readers. Click here to view Sandras's article.
Sandra Finley, Leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan, has written a pertinent article on the need for change in our economic indicators. I recommend it to my readers. Click here to view Sandras's article.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Support My Campaign!
If you're wondering WHAT campaign, I'm running as a Green Party candidate in the Nov 7 Saskatchewan elections. See my reasons for running in the Oct 17 posting: Saskatchewan Election, or go to my profile on the Green Party Sask site.
If you're wondering WHETHER to support my campaign, see the links mentioned above, as well as the other postings on this blog. You're also welcome to contact me using the contact information posted on my profile page.
If you're wondering HOW to support my campaign, read on!
JOIN US
If you'd like to be on my supporters list, please email me, or join the Facebook group Vote Robert Cosbey! Supporters may receive news updates and occasional calls for help.
If you'd like to join the Green Party of Saskatchewan, please go to our web site. Or, if you don't want to join, but want to be on the Party supporters list, email me.
DONATE
Help me print brochures, buy ads, put up signs, and other stuff that takes money!
Tax breaks: If you're a resident of Saskatchewan, you'll get substantial tax credits: 75% of donations from $25 to $400, somewhat less on larger donations, as described on the Elections Saskatchewan site (scroll down to "Tax Receipts"). If you're out of province, unfortunately, you probably won't get any tax break for donating to a Sask political party.
How to donate: Cheques are good. Make payable to "Regina Lakeview Campaign - Green Party Sask", or "Regina Lakeview Campaign - GPS". Send or deliver to me at 290 Angus Crescent, Regina, SK S4T 6N4, or to my business manager, Donna Nelson, 1114 Courtney St, Regina, SK S4T 7R8. Cash works too, in person. Or, you can email funds to me using PayPal ("send money" to rcosbey@gmail.com) or HyperWallet ("beam cash" to rcosbey@gmail.com).
Receipts: If all your donations to the Green Party of Saskatchewan, including donations to my campaign, total $25 this year, you will receive an official tax receipt after year-end. If you pay by cheque, your cancelled cheque will serve as a temporary receipt. If you give a cash donation of $25 or more, Donna will issue you a temporary receipt. For PayPal or HyperWallet donations, online transaction records will serve as a temporary receipt, or you can request a temporary receipt.
Any questions? Please contact me.
VOLUNTEER
Please email me or phone me at (306) 533-1901 if you can help out with any of the following:
Distributing Signs to people who request them.
Distributing Brochures door-to-door throughout the Constituency.
Knocking on Doors - if you're familiar with Green Party policy and have aptitude or experience in canvassing.
Contacting Known Supporters about helping us through donations of time or money, or displaying our signs.
Finding More Supporters among your friends and internet contacts.
Maintaining Lists of supporters, signs placed, donations received, etc. using shared electronic documents.
Promoting Media Coverage in any way.
Enhancing Internet Presence by improving search engine visibility and creating postings and links, e.g. on facebook, wikipedia, bulletin boards, etc.
Providing General Office Help such as folding brochures, stuffing envelopes, etc.
Lining Up Speaking Opportunities
Assisting with Campaign Management by helping to suggest directions and priorities, and helping to coordinate all of the above.
Let's work together to build a greener tomorrow!
If you're wondering WHETHER to support my campaign, see the links mentioned above, as well as the other postings on this blog. You're also welcome to contact me using the contact information posted on my profile page.
If you're wondering HOW to support my campaign, read on!
JOIN US
If you'd like to be on my supporters list, please email me, or join the Facebook group Vote Robert Cosbey! Supporters may receive news updates and occasional calls for help.
If you'd like to join the Green Party of Saskatchewan, please go to our web site. Or, if you don't want to join, but want to be on the Party supporters list, email me.
DONATE
Help me print brochures, buy ads, put up signs, and other stuff that takes money!
Tax breaks: If you're a resident of Saskatchewan, you'll get substantial tax credits: 75% of donations from $25 to $400, somewhat less on larger donations, as described on the Elections Saskatchewan site (scroll down to "Tax Receipts"). If you're out of province, unfortunately, you probably won't get any tax break for donating to a Sask political party.
How to donate: Cheques are good. Make payable to "Regina Lakeview Campaign - Green Party Sask", or "Regina Lakeview Campaign - GPS". Send or deliver to me at 290 Angus Crescent, Regina, SK S4T 6N4, or to my business manager, Donna Nelson, 1114 Courtney St, Regina, SK S4T 7R8. Cash works too, in person. Or, you can email funds to me using PayPal ("send money" to rcosbey@gmail.com) or HyperWallet ("beam cash" to rcosbey@gmail.com).
Receipts: If all your donations to the Green Party of Saskatchewan, including donations to my campaign, total $25 this year, you will receive an official tax receipt after year-end. If you pay by cheque, your cancelled cheque will serve as a temporary receipt. If you give a cash donation of $25 or more, Donna will issue you a temporary receipt. For PayPal or HyperWallet donations, online transaction records will serve as a temporary receipt, or you can request a temporary receipt.
Any questions? Please contact me.
VOLUNTEER
Please email me or phone me at (306) 533-1901 if you can help out with any of the following:
Distributing Signs to people who request them.
Distributing Brochures door-to-door throughout the Constituency.
Knocking on Doors - if you're familiar with Green Party policy and have aptitude or experience in canvassing.
Contacting Known Supporters about helping us through donations of time or money, or displaying our signs.
Finding More Supporters among your friends and internet contacts.
Maintaining Lists of supporters, signs placed, donations received, etc. using shared electronic documents.
Promoting Media Coverage in any way.
Enhancing Internet Presence by improving search engine visibility and creating postings and links, e.g. on facebook, wikipedia, bulletin boards, etc.
Providing General Office Help such as folding brochures, stuffing envelopes, etc.
Lining Up Speaking Opportunities
Assisting with Campaign Management by helping to suggest directions and priorities, and helping to coordinate all of the above.
Let's work together to build a greener tomorrow!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Press Conference
Regina and area Green Party candidates held a press conference at the city Floral Conservatory yesterday. You can see some of the Regina Leader-Post coverage online, including an article by Karen Brownlee, and a video posted on the 2007 Election Saskatchewan page. For the video, look for "Green Party in election", under "Multimedia", at the lower left corner of the page.
A Google search also found a very telgraphic report from News Talk 980.
A Google search also found a very telgraphic report from News Talk 980.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Saskatchewan Election
Wow! It's been over a week since I found time to post to this blog. What happened is I agreed to run for the Green Pary of Saskatchewan (GPS), and just a couple of days later, the writ was dropped for an election on 07 Nov. Instant innundation!
I had been approached about being a GPS candidate some time earlier. (An activist friend had given my name to the party leader.) I had to think about a few things before I said yes. One was, whether participation in the political process was as effective as putting my energies into an advocacy group. Another was whether I thought there was any chance that nuclear power was actually an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs), despite their obvious environmental, economical, and security problems. (Answer: NO.) The third was, could I justify taking votes away from the NDP and helping the Saskatchewan Party to form the government? That's a tough call, but in the end, I have to stop choosing among the various people I'm opposed to, and start voting for what I believe in. It's our undemocratic, first-past-the-post voting system that keeps people from voting for what they believe in, and GPS has electoral reform as a strong plank in their platform.
More writings about my position are posted on my candidate profile and (soon) at GoGreenRegina. More about the GPS can be found at the GPS web site. And, look for future entries in this blog - when time permits. Elections are busy times!
I had been approached about being a GPS candidate some time earlier. (An activist friend had given my name to the party leader.) I had to think about a few things before I said yes. One was, whether participation in the political process was as effective as putting my energies into an advocacy group. Another was whether I thought there was any chance that nuclear power was actually an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs), despite their obvious environmental, economical, and security problems. (Answer: NO.) The third was, could I justify taking votes away from the NDP and helping the Saskatchewan Party to form the government? That's a tough call, but in the end, I have to stop choosing among the various people I'm opposed to, and start voting for what I believe in. It's our undemocratic, first-past-the-post voting system that keeps people from voting for what they believe in, and GPS has electoral reform as a strong plank in their platform.
More writings about my position are posted on my candidate profile and (soon) at GoGreenRegina. More about the GPS can be found at the GPS web site. And, look for future entries in this blog - when time permits. Elections are busy times!
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