I will continue with this blog, although I will try to post on a more regular basis. I know that I've been a bit lax lately. My friend, and federal Green Party candidate Ellen Michelson who is in China now informed me that my blog is blocked there, which only inspires me to continue to bring you news relating to free speech and human rights, which to me are basic human rights that everyone, in all countries deserves.
This is why I was so against China being awarded the Olympic games in 2008 and why I continue to have a major beef with the IOC and their strange ways of rewarding countries that continue to abuse and torture their citizens. But that is just one of the many problems with China. We here in the west continue to fund their growth and power with our wallets while occasionally making weak remarks about human rights. Of course we want human rights for all, but it is also easy to ignore the plight of those on the other side of the world in return for cheap blue jeans.
On another note, I've taken my interest in politics a step further by recently accepting the position of CEO for the provincial Green Party Constituency Association. I'm very excited about this new endeavor and I am looking forward to growing the party membership in the Toronto Centre riding. It's a time of renewed excitement for the provincial greens now that we have a new full time leader with Mike Schreiner taking the post. I've met Mike a few times and I like him very much and I think he is the right man for the job. You will certainly be hearing and seeing a lot of Mike in the coming months as he is working hard to spread the green message. We will also be having a by-election this coming year, here in Toronto Centre, since the Liberal MPP, George Smitherman stepped down to enter the Toronto Mayoral race. I have so much to learn and have already met so many interesting and diverse people through the party. If you would like any information or have any questions about the green party please don't hesitate to contact me.
It is an exciting time for the Green Party at the federal level, I predict 2010 will be the year we will elect our first MP in Canada. Once that happens we are going to see continued growth and more MP's and MPP's as time goes on. I hope you will join us and be a part of history!
Looking back on this post I see I predicted 2010 as the year Canadians would elect their first Green MP, I was off by a year and five months.On May 2, 2011, Elizabeth May was elected in the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC. How apropos that Elizabeth was elected in the month of May!
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