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Green Party of Canada
Leader: Elizabeth May
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The Green Party, led by Elizabeth May since 2006, falls to the left of the political spectrum. Their environmental and social policies fall to the left, although some of their economic policies fall to the centre.
The Green Party of Canada was created at a conference held at Carleton University in Ottawa in 1983. Dr. Trevor Hancock led the party during its first election in 1984, winning just 0.21% of the popular vote. Over the years, the Green party moved from fringe party status to a mainstream political contender. Jim Harris led the Greens to new levels of success in 2004 and 2006, when the party secured enough of popular vote (more than 2%) to receive public financing. Elizabeth May, current Green leader, continued the trend in the 2008 election, when the party received 6.8% of the popular vote.
The Green political movement began in 1972 when the first environmental-focused political party was created in Australia to protest deforestation and the creation of a dam. Although that group wasn't highly successful, it inspired the creation of similar parties all over the world. The West German Greens were the most successful and influential example: they established the Four Pillars of the Green party (which were adopted by Greens around the world), adopted the term "Green," and chose the sunflower branding still used by the Green movement today. In 2001, an international body called the Global Greens was formed to coordinate the movement, with Canada's Green party as one of the members.
The Policies and Priorities section was last updated in March, before the 2011 federal election was called. As you may know, candidates and parties make lots and lots (and lots) of promises during elections. So many, in fact, that we can't keep up with them. This Party Profile is a general summary. Get the most up-to-date platforms and information straight from the party's mouth here.
| Issue Area | Policy | Source |
| Accountability and Transparency | Guarantee transparency and openness for all government activities. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 |
| Restore Parliamentary Committees as non-partisan, constructive bodies. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 | |
| Enact effective whistler-blower protection. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 | |
| Ensure tax dollars are not used for pre-election partisan purposes. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 | |
| Strengthen rules of conduct for lobbying. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 | |
| Discourage patronage by establishing independent agency for government appointments. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 | |
| Provide Parliamentarians with independent regulatory audits through Auditor-General's office. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 126-127 | |
| Agriculture | Expand local food production and promote a move from industrial to organic food production. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 23-26 |
| Support agricultural exports after the domestic market has been served. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 23-26 | |
| Develop National Agricultural and Food Policy focusing on food safety, local food markets, agricultural research, fair trade, and climate change adaptation. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 23-26 | |
| Ban the testing and planting of new genetically modified crops, prevent research from happening in government labs, and ban multinationals from owning genetic engineering patents. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 23-26 | |
| Arts and Culture | Increase funding for Canadian Heritage portfolio of programs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 |
| Reverse 2008 arts program cuts. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Increase funding to all of Canada's arts and culture organizations. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Provide funding for all provinces and territories for school arts programs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Extend income tax relief to artists. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Give artists access to social programs such as Employment Insurance. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Implement a tax averaging plan for artists. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Protect culture during trade negotiations. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 104-106 | |
| Broadcasting and Telecommunications | Provide stable base funding for the CBC. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 105-106 |
| Require cinemas and video chains to have at least 20% Canadian content. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 105-106 | |
| Believes heads of Canadian cultural organizations should not be political appointments. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 105-106 | |
| Reserve more bandwidth for independent and non-profit stations. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 105-106 | |
| Childcare | Create universal childcare program. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 71-72 |
| Provide $1,500 tax credit per child, per year for employers to create childcare spaces. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 71-72 | |
| Copyright Legislation | Copyright policy must allows students to properly conduct and create research. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92 |
| Protect copyright for artists instead of museums and galleries. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 106 | |
| Corporate Taxes and Subsidies | Make corporate ads directed at children taxable. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 72 |
| Eliminate most corporate subsidies and tax environmentally harmful activities. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 15 | |
| Tax things society does not want (pollution) and do not tax things that are desired (employment). | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 15 | |
| Crime and Justice | Review Young Offenders Act to ensure youth are not treated as hardened criminals. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 |
| Increase penalties for domestic violence. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Supply resources for communities that wish to use restorative justice. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Oppose privatization of Canada's prisons. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Provide resources to RCMP cyber crimes division. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Create Anti-Terrorism and Public Safety Act within RCMP. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Introduce comprehensive Security Plan for CSIS, the RCMP, and the Canada Border Services Agency. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Provide stable long-term funding for legal aid. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 92-98 | |
| Defence and National Security | Re-align defence spending to delivering disaster assistance through D.A.R.T. and UN peacekeeping forces. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 23-26 |
| Rebuild broken links between Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, National Defence, and the Canadian International Development Agency. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Shift from Department of Defence to Department of Peace and Security. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Democratic Reform | Hold a referendum asking to change electoral system to proportional representation. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 125 |
| Require each question faced in the House of Commons to achieve 50% plus one majority. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 125 | |
| Proposes fixed election dates. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 125 | |
| Reduce mandatory candidate deposit to $1000. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 125 | |
| Economy | Establish "polluter pays" carbon taxes. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 |
| Eliminate corporate subsidies and tax environmentally harmful activities. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Create watchdog groups to monitor economy. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Instruct Finance Canada to study a fair taxation rate on income trusts. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Adopt fair tax rates. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Raise minimum paid vacation to three weeks. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Establish a federal minimum wage of $10. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Set up Green Venture funds, including for small cities. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Reduce paperwork burden on small businesses. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108 | |
| Education | Increase funding for a needs-based Canadian National Student Loan and Bursary Program. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 |
| Guarantee student loans for all students regardless of incomes. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 | |
| Decrease student loan interest rate to prime and extend repayment period. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 | |
| Establish two-year grace period after graduation for student loans. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 | |
| Establish Student Education Funding Committee. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 | |
| Establish Opportunity Grant for graduate students with high financial needs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 | |
| Exempt academic materials from GST. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 73 | |
| Environment | Reaffirm Canada's commitment to the Kyoto protocol. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 |
| Push all industrialized countries to cut GHG 40% below 1990 levels. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Promote global phase-out of coal by 2030. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Promote fair solutions to international climate negotiations. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Remove all subsidies to coal, oil, gas and coalbed methane industries. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Adopt a $50 per tonne carbon tax. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Expand post-Kyoto negotiations to include aviation and shipping. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Make Canada one of the most energy-efficient and sustainably-powered nations in the world. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Make sure energy needs of all old and new buildings can be delivered from renewable energy. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Reduce automobile emissions 85% below today's levels by 2040. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Adopt Californian automobile standards reducing C02 emissions by 30% by 2015. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Accelerate the market arrival of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| Offer rebates up to $5,000 for the purchase of efficient vehicles. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 51-67 | |
| First Nations and Northern Communities | Create Aboriginal Lands and Treaties Tribunal Act. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 |
| Implement land claims agreements already negotiated. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Review all existing federal policies on self-government. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Ensure negotiations of treaties and self-government are not based on the relinquishment of aboriginal title and rights. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Supports restoration of $5.1 billion commitment of Kelowna Accord. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Negotiate and legislate primary hunting, fishing, trapping and logging rights for Aboriginal peoples on traditional lands | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Set up task-force to address the treatment of Aboriginals in the justice system. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Ensure rights of Aboriginal women are protected. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Supports the development of Aboriginal education curricula | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 88-89 | |
| Fiscal Policy | Ensure Canada can get out of deficit position after recession by taxing pollution. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 |
| Create disciplined schedule to pay down debt. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Fisheries | Globally ban bottom trawling. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 |
| Strengthen Fisheries Act to protect fish stocks. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Rescind agriculture jurisdiction from British Columbia and ensure aquaculture does not harm wild fisheries. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Fund small-scale projects to enhance wild fish stocks. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Enforce sustainable harvesting technologies and fishing technologies that minimize by-catch. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Establish Independent Review Commission to investigate the causes of the Canadian fisheries decline. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Repeal Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Act and the Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Act. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Extend permanent bans on oil and gas exploration of BC coast and Gulf of St. Lawrence. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Give fishermen and aboriginal people greater role in fisheries management. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 27-28 | |
| Food Safety | Amend Canadian Food Inspection Agency mandate to remove obligations to promote Canadian agri-business. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 24 |
| Strengthen monitoring of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, growth hormones, non-therapeutic antibiotics and insecticides in food. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 24 | |
| Establish federal school lunch program. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 24 | |
| Protect health of Canadian plants and animals. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 24 | |
| Improve and strengthen organic standards. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 24 | |
| Foreign Policy | Advance UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 |
| Foster alternative fuel and energy sources around the world. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Increase bilateral trade. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Support agricultural exports after the domestic market has been served. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Press for global nuclear disarmament. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Opposes using Canada's public institutions for the development of military technology. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Opposes militarization of space. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Abide by conditions set at the Geneva Convention. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Protect biodiversity in Canada and around the world. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Encourage the creation of comprehensive global genetic heritage collections. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Encourage government to protect wild nature. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Promote international criminal investigations of existing military detention centres around the world. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 108-109 | |
| Reinforce Arctic sovereignty through infrastructure development. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 66-67 | |
| Sign United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 66-67 | |
| Expand arctic research funding. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 66-67 | |
| Make sovereignty submissions to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 66-67 | |
| Seek a constructive multilateral Arctic maritime treaty. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 66-67 | |
| Gun Control | Strict measures for those who attempt to smuggle weapons across US/Canadian border. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 99 |
| Mark all imported firearms as agreed to in United Nations Firearms Protocol | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 99 | |
| Ensure gun crimes charges not dropped to facilitate lesser charges. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 99 | |
| Ban handguns and combat weapons, and create an easy, free gun registration system. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 99 | |
| Healthcare | Eliminate all forms of two-tier healthcare and ban all forms of for-profit heathcare. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 81-82 |
| Address long waitlists, train more doctors and health professionals. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 81-82 | |
| Seniors' care must be provided in their home communities. | ||
| Ban advertisements of prescription drugs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 81-82 | |
| Produce medical isotopes without nuclear reactors if possible. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 81-82 | |
| Encourage national active living program. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 81-82 | |
| Immigration | Define "environmental refugee" and advocate for its inclusion in Canadian refugee guidelines. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 |
| Make licensing requirements clear to professional immigrants. Provide ESL/FSL training to immigrants. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 | |
| Establish program to deal with 200,000 people in Canada without official status. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 | |
| Regulate immigration consultants. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 | |
| Open UN investigation of Canadian officials cooperating with foreign agencies known to use torture. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 | |
| Amend Anti-Terrorism and Public Safety Act to require formal charges be brought against detainees. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 | |
| Allow those who have refused or left military service in wars not sanctioned by the United Nations permanent resident status in Canada | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 86-87 | |
| Marijuana | Legalize marijuana and establish marijuana distribution outlets for adults. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83 |
| Tax marijuana like tobacco. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83 | |
| Create regulatory framework for safe production of marijuana by small growers. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83 | |
| Launch public consultation on the decriminalization of illicit drugs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83 | |
| North American Trade and Integration | Begin the process of withdrawing from NAFTA. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 122-123 |
| Re-negotiate NAFTA's energy provision. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 122-123 | |
| Rewrite fair trade agreements to protect human and workers' rights. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 122-123 | |
| Nuclear Energy | Declare Canada a nuclear-free zone. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 33 |
| End subsidies to Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 33 | |
| Ensure nuclear reactor fuels never find their way into weapons. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 33 | |
| Personal Taxation | Eliminate personal taxes on incomes under $20,000. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 |
| Encourage online NETFILE tax filing system through $10 tax credit. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Tax rebates for investments in low-carbon economy. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Modify Income Tax Act to enable income splitting in middle income couples. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Reduce income taxes using funds from carbon taxes to subsidies government revenue. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Increase tax breaks for charities. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Reform taxes and labour policies to allow people more time with family. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 12-13 | |
| Poverty | Remove taxes for those below poverty line. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 |
| Allow income assistance recipients to keep 100% of all earned wages. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Free transit passes for those on income assistance. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Include right to safe shelter or affordable housing in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Require the National Affordable Housing Plan to set an annual rate of building affordable housing. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Provide housing supplements/shelter assistance to an additional 40,000 households. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Provide credit and loans to non-profit housing organizations. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Subsidize private developers to include a percentage of affordable housing. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Tax incentives to build affordable, energy-efficient multi-unit housing. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Eliminate child poverty. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 100-101 | |
| Quebec Sovereignty | Respect Quebec's right of self-determination and ensure Quebec's unique place within Canada. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 131 |
| Respects Quebec's right to opt out of social programs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 131 | |
| Supports Quebec's official representation at UNESCO. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 131 | |
| Recognizes a clear result to a clear question in the event of a future referendum in Quebec | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 131 | |
| Rural Areas | Provide funds to restore arts and culture programs in schools. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 105-106 |
| Encourage MPs to use video-conferencing with rural constituents. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 47 | |
| Forgive student loans for medical professionals who agree to work in rural areas. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 77 | |
| Same-Sex Rights | Include gender identity and gender expression in Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code. Repeal S. 159 of Criminal Code. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 87-88 |
| End targeting by Canada Customs of LGBT bookstores. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 87-88 | |
| Ensure Canada advocates for end to state-sanctioned LGBT discrimination. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 87-88 | |
| Science and Technology | Support research into ecotourism. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 28 |
| Research clean coal technology. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 49 | |
| Increase research by 15% annually for four years. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 91 | |
| Seal Hunt | End federal assistance and support of the seal hunt. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 62 |
| Develop fair method of buying out sealing licenses and create training programs as a part of a buyout. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 62 | |
| Work with other levels of government to find sustainable economic alternatives for sealing communities. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 62 | |
| Pursue the potential of humanely and ecologically harvested seal furs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 62 | |
| Senior and Low-Income Citizens | Remove taxes from lowest income category. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 |
| Allow income assistance recipients to keep 100% of all earned wages. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Offer free transit passes to those on income assistance. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Extend maternity/paternity leave for new parents to two years for those outside of EI and one additional for those who pay EI. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Increase Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors by 25%. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Top-up income support for single parents on welfare while at school or training. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Provide additional income support of $5,000/year to adults receiving provincial welfare cheques. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Provide financial assistance for low-income spouses and relatives who provide end-of-life care at home. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Replace GDP with Canadian Index of Wellbeing. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Eliminate child poverty. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Provide stable, long-term Guaranteed Livable Income. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 101-102 | |
| Urban Areas | Fund "Green Cities" initiatives to reduce urban sprawl. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 22-23 |
| Allow municipalities to issue new Municipal Registered Retirement Savings Plans Bonds (MRRSPsBs) to fund infrastructure programs. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 22-23 | |
| Increase Gas Tax Transfer to municipalities to 5 cents per litre. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 22-23 | |
| Make employer-funded transit passes tax-free. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 22-23 | |
| Create six Municipal Superfunds of $500 million a year for grant funding to replace Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 22-23 | |
| Women's Rights | Supports woman's right to a safe, legal abortion. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83-84 |
| Pass pay equity legislation. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83-84 | |
| Provide job re-entry programs for women with children. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83-84 | |
| Reestablish funding for Status of Women Canada. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83-84 | |
| Equal opportunities for women on public boards and agencies. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83-84 | |
| Encourage greater political engagement of women. | Green Party Platform 2008, Pg. 83-84 |
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