Green Party of Manitoba
The 31 Candidates
Candidates are displayed alphabetically by constituency.
Questionnaire Response
1. What are the key issues that your party stands for? Why are these issues important?
The key issues are: poverty reduction, greenhouse gas reduction, education tax reform, health care reform and provincial debt and deficit reduction. Poverty reduction is important because it results in a lower demand for very expensive social, health and corrections services and because it leads to improved quality of life for the poor. Greenhouse gas reduction is important because climate change induced by rising GHG emissions is the single most important threat facing human kind. Education tax reform is critical because of the unequal access to education funding imposed by the property tax base and the resulting inequities in school division access to education funds. Health care reform is important because too little funding is going towards prevention and healthy living. Lifestyle related conditions like the rising obesity rates are causing large increases in diabetes and hypertension. Tackling the provincial debt and deficit are important because they burden future generations with rising debt costs which enrich the wealthy who hold the provincial debt.
2. What makes your party different from other political parties?
What distinguishes the Green Party of Manitoba from the others are its bold plans to:
- cut the poverty rate in Manitoba by 45 per cent by financing a Guaranteed Annual Income through reform of the personal income tax system and the elimination of existing provincial income transfer programs;
- to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through a $50/tonne carbon tax which will result in lower tax rates and a $166 million per year Green Fund to finance the measures needed to help Manitobans use less fossil fuels and improve the functioning of the economy;
- to end the unfair system of funding public schools through the education property tax by shifting taxes to the personal and corporate income tax systems and to introduce an equitable funding formula for school divisions;
- to tackle the rising provincial debt and annual deficits by constraining spending to the annual increases in the nominal GDP and to raise additional revenues through the closing of tax loopholes.
3. What are the first things you would like to do if you form government after the 2016 election?
The first things the GPM would do upon forming government is begin the design and implementation of the Guaranteed Annual Income and the Carbon tax, to undertake a review of existing tax expenditures to identify those which should be eliminated.
4. Why should a voter choose to vote for your party?
The other parties do not have the bold plans adopted by the Green Party to tackle the serious problems of poverty, climate change, inequitable financing of public schools. They offer more of the same.
5. Do you have any other comments regarding your party that you would like to share?
The Green Party is not affiliated with any special interests such as the Business community or the Union movement nor does it try to appease everyone. Its focus is on creating a sustainable society – environmentally, economically, politically and socially and all of its policies are developed with that objective in mind. Thus, it is neither left nor right but centered on creating a sustainable future.
Latest Green party news
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April 19, 2016
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Wolseley race too close to call - Winnipeg Free Press
Mentions: Rob Altemeyer, David Nickarz, James Beddome, Melanie Wight
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PC Steven Fletcher takes Assiniboia riding - CTV News
Mentions: Ileana Ohlsson, Steven Fletcher, Ian McCausland, Joe McKellep
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Rebel Five member Andrew Swan re elected in Minto - CTV News
Mentions: Virgil Gil, Andrew Taylor, Martha Jo Willard, Greg Selinger, Don Woodstock, Belinda Squance, Demetre Balaktsis, Andrew Swan
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NDP Leader Greg Selinger retains St. Boniface seat amidst PC sweep - CTV News
Mentions: Signe Knutson, Alain Landry
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Manitoba Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari loses bid for seat to NDP's Wab Kinew - CBC.ca
Mentions: Paula Ducharme, Grant Sharp, Matthew Ostrove, Cindy Lamoureux
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NDP's Kevin Chief hangs on to seat in Point Douglas - CTV News
Mentions: Frank Komarniski, Alberteen Spence, Marsha Street, Althea Guiboche, Kevin Chief
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CTV News Winnipeg declares Tory Heather Stefanson re elected in Tuxedo - CTV News
Mentions: Michael Lazar, Bob Krul, Heather Stefanson
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Progressive Conservatives avoiding students: CFS MB - The Manitoban
Mentions: Wayne Ewasko, Rana Bokhari, Brian Pallister, James Allum, James Beddome
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Manitoba political leaders nervous, optimistic as votes cast - CBC.ca
Mentions: Rana Bokhari, Brian Pallister, James Beddome
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Southeast casts votes today - The Carillon
Mentions: Bill Paulishyn, David Sutherland, Kathleen McCallum, Mohamed Alli, Roxane Dupuis, Echo Asher, Dakota Young-Brown, Janine Gibson, John Falk, Loren Braul
News that mentions the Green party leader
News articles are automatically gathered from Google News by searching party leader's full name.
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March 14, 2016
CBC.ca - ... cancer researcher among Future 40 Manitoba's first finalists of 2016 read comments; James Beddome: A personal look at the politics of being Green read comments; Juno Awards 2016: The Weeknd, Bieber, Dean Brody among winners read comments ...
Enjoy the warmth while you can
March 13, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - ... launches election with no PST promises · RE_2016_03_15T045617Z_1266569134_NOCID_RTRMADP_3_NHL_WINNIPEG_J. Jets seek elusive streak · Barack Obama · Veteran judge Merrick Garland nominated for U.S. Supreme Court · james beddome.
First Nation declares state of emergency over suicide epidemic
March 9, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - james beddome · Greens unveil campaign platform · selinger tory ad. Manitoba Tory ad warning of tax hike goes under The Canadian Press microscope · WS_WS20160404BD01 · Better Manitoba economy can reduce number of kids in care: Tories ...
Time to remove shacks from ice: Manitoba Conservation
March 9, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - ... out raising other taxes · Premier Selinger leaves the lieutenant governor after the writ drop. Selinger launches election with no PST promises · james beddome · Greens promise basic income · WS_WS20160314BD02. Selinger admits he considered quitting ...
Manitoba Liberals lose another candidate and staffer with election looming
March 7, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - ... out raising other taxes · Premier Selinger leaves the lieutenant governor after the writ drop. Selinger launches election with no PST promises · james beddome · Greens promise basic income · WS_WS20160314BD02. Selinger admits he considered quitting ...
Clouds, late day rain forecast for thawing Winnipeg on Monday
March 7, 2016
CBC.ca - CBC Manitoba election debate: health care. 13:42. James Beddome (Green), Sharon Blady (NDP), Inez Vystrcil-Spence (Liberal) and Myrna Driedger (PC) joined the CBC's Chris Glover for a debate Monday evening about health care issues in the province.
Mysterious masterpiece: The MB. Legislature
March 6, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - Peter MacKay. MacKay tops poll for Tory leadership · Manitoba Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari. Manitoba Liberals lose fifth candidate · Gary Marshall to lead Manitoba Party · james beddome. Greens want education off property tax bills · SUNshine Girl: Alexa.
Police make second arrest in Kipling death
March 5, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - ... out raising other taxes · Premier Selinger leaves the lieutenant governor after the writ drop. Selinger launches election with no PST promises · james beddome · Greens promise basic income · WS_WS20160314BD02. Selinger admits he considered quitting ...
Some progress on new labour deal for midwives
March 2, 2016
Winnipeg Sun - ... out raising other taxes · Premier Selinger leaves the lieutenant governor after the writ drop. Selinger launches election with no PST promises · james beddome · Greens promise basic income · WS_WS20160314BD02. Selinger admits he considered quitting ...
New 'skinny' TV packs launch in Manitoba: Here's what you'll get
March 1, 2016
CBC.ca - ... read comments; Jets dismantle Wild in final home game of season read comments video; James Beddome: A personal look at the politics of being Green read comments; Juno Awards 2016: The Weeknd, Bieber, Dean Brody among winners read comments ...