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  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Three days away, join us live for the results!

  Hi Friend, Election day is just three days away, and we can hardly believe it! This year has given us quite a curveball. And I know you all would have loved to have celebrated with us in person as the results come in and the new leader is announced.  But what if you can be there virtually? T…
  Jo-Ann Roberts · [email protected]
September 30, 2020 at 8:20 PM

I’m proud of what Greens achieve

  Hello Friend, It’s been an honour to serve as your Interim Leader for the past ten months. I’ve met, virtually and in person so many of you and you’ve inspired me in so many ways. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have had to help guide our party through our first leadership contest i…
  Prateek Awasthi · [email protected]
September 30, 2020 at 12:10 AM

Who I’m supporting

  Hi Friend, I can hardly believe that we’re just four days away from electing our new leader and beginning the next chapter of the Green Party of Canada. I’ll admit, organizing a leadership contest is a big job and pulling it off during a pandemic, no less. I am extremely honoured to have been…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
September 28, 2020 at 11:41 PM

Your update from caucus on the Speech from the Throne

  A note on the Speech from the Throne from your Green Party Caucus: Hi Friend, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals presented their Throne Speech last Wednesday. The speech laid out the government’s priorities and asked for our confidence in their administration. Their plan for “a stronger and more…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
September 26, 2020 at 1:37 AM

LIVE at 7 PM Eastern Tonight! Leadership Contestant French Debate

  Join us today at 7 PM ET for our french leadership contest debate, where contestants will be speaking to Canadian francophone communities and their areas of interest in our Green future! Moderated by Journal de Montréal journalist Anne-Caroline Desplanques, this will be the last event organiz…
  Jo-Ann Roberts · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 11:44 PM

Introducing the Green Breakthrough Fund

  Hello Friend, Yesterday, the Liberals announced their priorities in the Speech from the Throne. And I can’t help but feel unsure about what the next few months will hold. Will we be facing an early federal election?  We’ve seen political opportunism in two provinces now, with provincial gove…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
September 17, 2020 at 9:13 PM

Tonight: GLI Townhall with Paul Manly!

  Hi Friend, Don’t forget tonight at 7pm ET is the townhall event with Paul Manly and a panel of experts discussing Guaranteed Livable Income! Register Now A basic income is often disregarded due to misinformation or misunderstanding. But Greens have been championing this progressive policy for…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 12:18 AM

Upcoming Events: GLI Townhall with Paul Manly and French Leadership Debate

  Hi there Friend, There are two big Green Party events coming up that we don’t want you to miss! Guaranteed Livable Income Townhall with Paul Manly, MP September 17 - 7PM ET One of the progressive policies Greens have championed for years is for a Guaranteed Livable Income. We know the revolut…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
September 10, 2020 at 10:03 PM

LIVE at 7 PM Eastern Tonight! Foreign Policy Leadership Debate

  The rabble.ca debate is about to start. Moderated by journalist Judy Rebick, this debate will dive into Canada's place in the world and cover topics such as Palestinian rights, Venezuela, NATO, the global climate crisis, and the international mining and arms industries. Starting at 7 p.m. ET,…
  Vicky Coo · [email protected]
September 10, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Down to the wire

  This is it! We’re in the final stretch and our eight contestants are busy campaigning for the chance to be elected leader of the Green Party of Canada. The deadline to become a voting member has now passed. Thank you to all of our supporters, and welcome to those who signed up to become a m…
  Jo-Ann Roberts · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 1:49 AM

Friend's Voting Status: Pending | (Action Required)

  HOURS. That's all that’s left before you miss your chance to be a voting member in the 2020 GPC Leadership Contest.  You must be a member by MIDNIGHT to receive a ballot when voting opens on September 26. Friend, this is your opportunity to be a voice in the next chapter of Green Party hist…
  Meghan Dubeau · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 5:56 PM

You’re not on the list, Friend

  Hi Friend, I was checking our list of voting members for the Leadership Contest today and it looks like your name isn’t on it. We’re getting ready for the vote and today is the last day to buy your membership. I know you’ve heard it all before. But this moment could change the Green Party fo…
  Scott Mullenix · [email protected]
September 2, 2020 at 11:25 PM

One. Day. Left.

  Friend - There is only ONE DAY LEFT to become a voting member in the Leadership election. Don’t delay! JOIN NOW Don’t miss your opportunity to shape our Green future. Our Leadership contestants have inspiring visions and proposals for our party but at the end of the day it’s up to our grass…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
September 2, 2020 at 2:52 AM

This is it! Will you have your say?

  Hello Friend, It’s official! Today we announce all the GPC 2020 Leadership Contestants who will be on the final ballot. Here's the final list of your Green Party of Canada leadership contestants It’s been an electrifying race so far and now that we’re heading into the final stretch, time is…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
August 27, 2020 at 1:38 AM

On this day, 14 years ago...

  Hi Friend, ...Elizabeth May became the leader of the Green Party of Canada Since August 26, 2006 we have come a long way together. Elizabeth's legacy has made Greens a force to be reckoned with! Thanks to her charisma and media savvy, Elizabeth May has brought ever-increasing visibility to th…
  Young Greens of Canada · [email protected]
August 16, 2020 at 7:39 PM

You’re invited: Young Greens Leadership 2020 Debate!

  Hello Friend, You are invited to the Young Greens Leadership 2020 Debate! Date: Sunday, August 23 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. EDT Where do the nine Green Party leadership contestants stand on the issues that matter to young Canadians – lowering the voting age, student debt, climate breakdown? Duri…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 10:55 PM

Time is running out. Don’t miss your chance to vote!

  Dear Friend, The deadline to be eligible to vote in the 2020 GPC Leadership Contest is now less than a month away. If you’ve been following the race, listened to the debates, or even chosen a favourite contestant, it’s important you have your voice heard in the election’s result! The cutoff …
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
August 11, 2020 at 2:19 AM

Who is YOUR Green Party leader?

  Hi there Friend, Annamie Paul | David Merner | Amita Kuttner  Glen Murray | Dimitri Lascaris | Meryam Haddad  Judy N Green | Andrew West | Courtney Howard  You know these names. You’ve read their bios, you’ve seen them debate. Now it’s time for YOU to get involved! Following the contestants …
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
July 23, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Survey Invitation: Reimagining Our Future

  Hi Friend, A few weeks ago our caucus unveiled Reimagining Our Future! This Green vision for post-pandemic recovery has started some very important conversations about how Canada can build a more just and sustainable society in the wake of COVID-19. You may have received our survey about Reim…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Leadership Contest: Will you be able to vote?

  Hi Friend, Leadership Election Day is coming up fast! This fall, Greens from across the country will be voting to decide who will lead our Party. Are you ready? The membership cutoff for voting in the Leadership Contest is September 3, 2020! That means in just over a month the voting list wi…
  Vicky Coo · [email protected]
July 18, 2020 at 9:34 PM

Leadership Announcement: Regional town halls coming to a screen near you!

  Hi Friend, We’re thrilled to be hosting a series of online town halls featuring all nine leadership contestants and aimed at audiences in different regions of the country!   Greens from across Canada can submit questions in advance on important regional topics as well as local issues affectin…
  Elizabeth May · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 10:36 PM

Reimagine: Global support

  Dear Friend, It has never been clearer that we are one human family. Billions are experiencing the same health crisis. Not exactly all at once. Some countries have experienced high mortality only to recover as others begin to enter more perilous times. As Greens, we know that the climate emer…
  Jo-Ann Roberts · [email protected]
July 11, 2020 at 9:08 PM

Do they have your attention?

  Hi Friend, It’s an exciting time to be the Green Party Interim Leader! I’m lucky to have this opportunity to work with our incredible leadership contestants as they connect with you and compete to determine the future of our party. They’re working hard to earn your support. Have you chosen …
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
July 11, 2020 at 12:38 AM

2020 GPC Leadership Contest: The countdown is on!

  Less than 3 months until voting opens! Hi Friend, Are you keeping up with the Leadership Contest? In the last few weeks the contestants have been sharing their visions across the country. EDAs and contestants are holding virtual events, new members are signing up every day and we had our firs…
  Jenica Atwin · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 10:24 PM

Reimagining Mental Health: We need to take care of each other

  If you are facing struggles and/or are in crisis, please seek help. There are people available 24/7 who would be happy to talk with you. Hi Friend, I hope you’re doing well. We are in a global health emergency...and a climate crisis...and in the midst of incredible social change...how is your…
  Paul Manly · [email protected]
July 4, 2020 at 12:54 AM

Reimagining our social safety nets

  Hi Friend, The COVID-19 crisis has revealed, more clearly and urgently than ever, that Canada needs a Guaranteed Livable Income. GLI is not a radical idea. It's an idea whose time has come. Imagine a safety net that catches everyone. In just a few short months the idea of a Guaranteed Livabl…
  Meghan Dubeau · [email protected]
June 30, 2020 at 10:34 PM

We need YOU today

  Hi Friend, It’s just a few short hours until we hit our critical end-of-June fundraising deadline. Our generous supporters are essential to everything the Green Party does, and so we are asking for your help to end this fundraising quarter on a high note. If each of our supporters gives just …
  Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
June 27, 2020 at 12:04 AM

Will you step up?

  Hi Friend, I hope you are following the Green Party Leadership Contest. I am so excited about the diverse field of contestants who have put themselves forward to lead our party into its next chapter. As the former Leader, I am not endorsing any contestant but I do want to use my influence to …
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
June 23, 2020 at 8:15 PM

LIVE Today at 3 PM! Leadership Debate on TVO with Steve Paikin

  Hello Friend, Today is the day! The leadership contest is in full swing and this afternoon TVO’s Steve Paikin will host a national debate between our 10 official contestants. Starting at 3 p.m. ET (4 p.m. AT, 12 p.m. PT), you can watch the debate live on Twitter, Facebook or Youtube. It’s fr…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 9:09 PM

Leadership Contest 2020: TVO Debate June 23

  Hi Friend, Now that all ten official contestants are in the race, Greens across Canada are eager to hear their visions for the party.  We are very excited to have an all-candidates debate next week on TVO’s The Agenda, moderated by celebrity journalist Steve Paikin.  The contestants will pres…
  Elizabeth May · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 12:59 AM

Reimagining Energy: Responsible, Resilient, Renewable

  Dear Friend, I hope you are staying safe and well in these very strange times. COVID-19 has forced amazing changes in Canada and around the world. Billions of people are – all at the same time – fighting the same enemy and taking the same precautions. Last week we launched our call for transf…
  Zahra Mitra, Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
June 13, 2020 at 1:54 AM

2020 Leadership Contest Official Line-up

  Dear Friend, At last, we’re pleased to introduce you to the official list of leadership contestants! Join us in watching the race unfold as the 10 contestants from all across Canada bring a diverse and exciting range of perspectives to the leadership table. Your official 2020 Leadership Cont…
  Jo-Ann Roberts · [email protected]
June 11, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Reimagining Our Future after COVID-19

  Dear Friend, COVID-19 is very much shaping our present, our future and eventually, will describe our past.  This invisible virus will continue to cause grief and fear in our society in the weeks and months ahead. We mourn for the lives lost. We struggle alongside those being pushed to their e…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 11:37 PM

Are you coming to the Leadership Happy Hour?

  Hi there Friend, Brew some tea, shake that mixer, or press that juice! You’re invited to the Leadership Happy Hour on May 28! Get to know your GPC leadership contestants in their virtual hospitality suites during this fun and informal event.  It’s open to everyone, but like the hottest bar i…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 1:05 AM

Help build the Green future

  Hi Friend, We want you to be part of the new era of Green politics and vote for the next leader of the Green Party. But to do so, you need to be a voting member. That’s why we’re sending this friendly reminder. BECOME A MEMBER Help elect the new leader this fall. Claim your Green Membership t…
  Zahra Mitra, Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 7:10 PM

New Contestant! Leadership Contest – May Edition

  Hi Friend, We’re another month into the GPC 2020 Leadership Contest and we now have three official contestants! Amita Kuttner joined the race on April 22nd joining Annamie Paul and David Merner. Excitement is building from coast to coast to coast as Canadians tune in to watch the next chapter…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 12:45 AM

YOU’RE INVITED. VOUS ÊTES INVITÉS.

  **La version française suit Hi Friend, Join the Green Party caucus — MPs Elizabeth May, Jenica Atwin, and Paul Manly — on Wednesday, May 13th for a bilingual Q & A to start the conversation. What kind of world will emerge post COVID-19? What can we do to shape that world? How can we ensur…
  Elizabeth May · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 11:54 PM

My message to the Prime Minister: Oil is Dead

  Dear Friend, I said it yesterday and I will keep on saying it: It makes no sense to try to "save" a dying industry. As crashing demand and a global price war push Big Oil out of the oil sands, it is time to face facts. Oil is on the way out and renewables are the future. We must retool our in…
  Ilan Goldenblatt · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 10:43 PM

Celebrating a milestone win!

  Hi Friend, It’s been one year since we elected Paul Manly and showed Canadians what’s politically possible when we all vote our values. On this day last year, Paul won the Nanaimo-Ladysmith by-election and made history as Canada’s second elected Green MP. Happy One Year Elect-iversary, Paul M…
  Meghan Dubeau · [email protected]
May 2, 2020 at 6:36 PM

Did you see this? FWD: Guaranteed Livable Income, virus or not

  Friend, In a few short days, thousands of Greens joined their voices to support Guaranteed Livable Income and ensure no Canadian is left behind in the recovery from COVID-19. I wanted to give you one last chance to add your name. What will Canada look like after the pandemic? The federal and …
  Jo-Ann Roberts · [email protected]
April 27, 2020 at 6:54 PM

Guaranteed Livable Income, virus or not

  Hi Friend, Over the past few weeks, we’ve watched our politicians do something truly unusual. Something we, as Greens, have been calling for for many years. MPs started to work across party lines to get money into the pockets of Canadians affected by COVID-19. They’re showing us what Canada c…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
April 18, 2020 at 8:36 PM

Reminder: Earth Day celebrations/Rappel : Célébrations du Jour de la Terre

  **La version française suit Hi Friend, Earth Day is just around the corner and this year we want you to be there (virtually) to celebrate 50 years of Earth Day initiatives!  We hope you’ll join us Wednesday, April 22 for a very special Earth Day event. Looking Back: A virtual “Teach-in” with…
  Elizabeth May · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 11:13 PM

I hope you’re well

  Dear Friend, We are now in the second month of the most challenging time in the life of most Canadians. Everything about our lives, what we thought of as "normal", evaporated in something like the blink of an eye. I wish there was a more personal way to check in with you. To really ask "How a…
  Jenica Atwin · [email protected]
April 16, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Supporting those who need it

  The latest information on stopping the spread of COVID-19 can always be found at canada.ca/coronavirus Dear Friend, It’s times like these that we can help our communities come together and support those in need. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I am thinking about my neighbours, colleagu…
  GPC Caucus · [email protected]
April 10, 2020 at 3:21 AM

You’re Invited! : Q&A with Green MPs on COVID-19

  YOU’RE INVITED: Join the Green Party caucus — MPs Elizabeth May, Jenica Atwin, and Paul Manly — on Tuesday, April 14, for an English update and Q&A session on COVID-19. (French webinar to be held on Thursday, April 16.) Our Green MPs have been hard at work, pressing Cabinet members to imp…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 7:31 PM

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day

  Dear Friend, This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and we want to celebrate it with you! We live in turbulent times, but even as we face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that protecting our planet remains a top priority. Join us on Wednesday, April 22 for this ve…
  Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 10:15 PM

Coming together in a time of Crisis

  Hi Friend, I’m sure by now you’ve received a lot of emails from organizations close to you letting you know how they’re preparing for the difficult time ahead. We understand that people may start to feel isolated and unsure about the next few months. You should know that the GPC is following …
  Jonathan Dickie · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 12:49 AM

REMINDER: Federal Council and Young Greens Council Elections

  Hi Friend, Voting for the 2020 Federal Council and Young Greens Council elections is just around the corner and you must be a voting member in order to participate!  Our records show that you are currently not a member of the Green Party of Canada. Membership Status: No Membership Membershi…
  Paul Manly · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 5:21 AM

Thank you Friend. This is what action looks like.

  Friend, What a way to start a week! Teck Resources has pulled the plug on the massive Frontier oil sands project.  Thank you! Fifteen thousand of you signed our petition to Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson urging him to reject Teck’s application.  You sent a clear me…
  Eryn Sylvester, Green Party of Canada · [email protected]
February 20, 2020 at 11:47 PM

Emergency Action Needed: Stand with the Wet’suwet’en

  Hi Friend, Stand with the Wet’suwet’en. Emergency Action Needed. Recent events on Wet’suwet’en territory in northern B.C. are a stain on Canada’s relations with Indigenous Peoples. Canada cannot say it will implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and then sen…