This is why I'm so comfortable running under the Green banner, the GPO has simply put forward the most comprehensive, realistic and hopeful plan for Ontario.

Please watch the introduction video and then read our platform at www.itstimeforgreen.ca, I think you'll be glad that you did.

Our platform was launched on May 25th in Toronto, since then Mike Schreiner has been touring the province outlining the Green Party's vision for Ontario.

The GPO plan tackles the major issues facing Ontario and Ottawa-Vanier openly and honestly. Our platform is not just comprehensive it responsible. The Green Party of Ontario has committed to a realistic deficit elimination plan that gets our province back in the black two years earlier than the current Liberal plan. We will not mortgage our children's futures to avoid the hard decisions of today.

In the 2011 Ontario election voters who want fiscal responsibility need to go Green!

Our platform is available online and you can even order yourself a copy. Read more »

Dave Bagler, left, who lives in the Conservation Coop on Mann Ave., has been selected Green Party candidate for Ottawa-Vanier. Bagler joined the Green Party in late 2005 and has served as the party's riding president in Ottawa-Vanier for the past 2 years. Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner (right) says, "People in Ottawa-Vanier, like those in the rest of Ontario, are working hard to live green, and I look forward to working with Dave Bagler to share ideas and policies to help them." In 2008 Bagler started the Sandy Hill Holiday Food Drive and subsequently was named a Volunteer of the Year by Action Sandy Hill. (Photo by Bill Blackstone)

Today we're one year away from the next Ontario general election. Since being nominated as the Green Party of Ontario candidate for Ottawa-Vanier, I have been busy preparing to hit the pavement as soon as the municipal elections are over.

It's going to be an exciting year for Greens in the province. You can just feel a sense of dissatisfaction with the Liberals and let's face the NDP and the Conservatives have acted more like brake pedals than alternatives.

We're not headed for a 1990 style breakthrough but 'the Greens don't have a seat' is a line that expires on October 6th 2011.

The Green Party's vision is in sync with the values of Ontarians. We will continue to advocate for strong and safe communities, Ontario farms and small business, and investments in preventative frontline care. Read more »

Media Release
For Immediate Release

OTTAWA - The next provincial election is one year away and the Green Party of Ontario has already selected their candidate.

Green Party members selected Dave Bagler, a local software developer and Sandy Hill Volunteer of the Year. Bagler has been an active member of both the Green Party of Canada and Ontario since the 2006 by-election in London North Centre and has set some ambitious goals for the campaign.

The campaign starts now with the goal of delivering the Green vision and values to every voter in Ottawa-Vanier,” said Dave. “I look forward to working with each of you to make the most of this tremendous opportunity."

Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner was in attendance and spoke about how the Green Party’s values resonate with Ontarians.

People in Ottawa-Vanier, like those in the rest of Ontario, are working hard to live green, and I look forward to working with Dave Bagler to share ideas and policies to help them," said Mike.

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Media Advisory
For Immediate Release

OTTAWA - Members of the Green Party of Ontario Constituency Association in Ottawa-Vanier will meet Thursday to nominate their candidate for next year’s provincial election. Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario will deliver the keynote address.

Seeking the nomination is local software developer and Sandy Hill Volunteer of the Year, Dave Bagler. Dave has been an active member of the Green Party since 2006 and in 2008 started the Annual Sandy Hill Holiday Food Drive. Visit www.davebagler.ca for more information.

What: Ottawa-Vanier Greens Provincial Nomination Meeting
When: Sept 23, 7:30 to 9:00pm
Where: The Conservation Co-op, 140 Mann Ave.

After the meeting everyone is invited to the Sandy Hill Lounge and Grill to meet with the newly selected candidate. Read more »

Tabling with Katie Gibbs at the 2010 Ottawa Pride Parade

In late 2005 I joined the Green Party. I had always been interested in politics but hadn’t found a party I could believe in until I read the Green Party of Canada’s 2004 election platform.

Even after I joined the party I was not a terribly active member, that is until the 2006 by-election in London North Centre. There was a van travelling from Ottawa to London for the last weekend before voting day. On a whim my girlfriend Katie and I decided to go.

Our first MP? Photo by DEDDEDA Read more »

In the latest EKOS poll which came out earlier today the Green Party of Canada is sitting at 13.0% nationally. In BC 18.1% of those polled choose the GPC.

13 is a great number for us. 18 is an even better one. But the number that should stick out the most is who voters under 25 will be supporting. In that category the GPC is out in front with 28.5%.

Of course the margin of error is higher in BC and among those <25 than it is nationally but margins of error go both ways and regardless it tells us just how important young voters are to the Green Party. Read more »

New EKOS polls is out (you can find the full report here) and has us sitting at 13% up a bit at one of our highest levels since EKOS introduced the other option. Taking margin of error into account its where we have been sitting for months. In fact (going by the weekly tracking graph in this report) we have been hovering above 10% since November of last year and we're working our way towards 20% in BC.

One in ten Canadians have consistently throughout 2010 selected the Green Party of Canada as their first choice even when given an true none of the above option with Other. This poll also pegged the GPC's second choice support at 11%. Read more »