Dave Bagler

Yesterday's release of Vision Green reminded me of something. It gets lost in the frivolous law suits, staff changes, scorched earth campaigns against the leader, and federal council members with the press on speed dial.  It's that we quite simply have the best vision for Canada.  Our policies on nearly every issue facing Canadians are second to none.

The GPC launched the new and improved Vision Green today at few press conferences across the country.

One thing that really stood out to me was focus on the future. Policies addressing youth unemployment (currently at record highs) and the affordability of post-secondary education are desperately needed and the Green Party delivered. There can be no doubt that the best party for youth is the Green Party. With a policy like this it will be difficult for NDP front group CFS to dismiss us.

Last night a I cringed and rolled my eyes through a god awful debate.  In fact I have a hard time calling it a debate.

Elizabeth did quite well although she was handicapped by the fact that she has integrity and remained honest.

The moderator was perhaps the worst moderator I have seen in a debate (and this includes student debates).

The question was asinine.  Who ever designed that question should have realized that it would distort the conversation Climate Change.

The Ontario Young Liberals have a postcard that they have been distributing on campuses across the province which strongly states that we need to Stand Up For Kyoto.  Their point I guess is that Canada needs to take strong action to reduce emissions and make good on our international commitments.  Bravo, I could not agree more.

I know that I normally avoid talking about policy on this blog but I couldn't resist.  With the climate talks and Copenhagen quickly approaching I thought that I would take the time to explain that there is only one party that will take serious actions to address climate change.

You really wouldn't want to vote red.

Here is the list of Liberals who voted to delay bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act.  I think you'll see that the Liberals have abandoned their green agenda.

My favorite US Senator is the late Paul Wellstone of Minnesota. He died tragically in a plane crash in 2002. He was an great senator who never forget who elected him and why he was in Washington. A champion of the people I guess you could say.

If there was a Paul Wellstone award then this week it would have to go to New York's 9th district member Anthony Weiner.

As I've mentioned before I've been reading the book Nudge and it's really great!  They tell a quick story about a power provider in California who (to help customers conserve energy) started displaying the average consumption of their customers on each bill so that customers could compare their usage to the average usage.
 

I'm reading a book that often times is and probably always be the policy perspective taken by the GPC. Nudge is the title of the book its by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein.

Everyone has hot button issues. Mine is education. All levels of education but for the purposes of this post I'm going to stick to K-12.

I think improving public education must be among the top priorities of the Ontario government. The flip side of that it drives me crazy when the government does something that harms our education system or when they simply won’t take the steps necessary to make education better for everyone.