Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy

I have a couple press releases in my inbox that I thought I’d share. One is about the Sask Greens, and their candidate for the Cumberland riding. The next is about an exciting movie project in Regina. If the Greens win Cumberland, they’ll have to make a movie about that triumph too!

GREEN PARTY OF SASKATCHEWAN ANNOUNCES PROGRESSIVE POLICY FOR THE NORTH

For Release: Thursday, May-29-08 – La Ronge, Sk

The Green Party of Saskatchewan has announced Tory McGregor as their candidate for the Cumberland by-election called for June 25.
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I got a tip about this story, because I missed it before (obviously). It seems Tammy of News Talk Radio in Saskatchewan needed something controversial to write for her blog, so she picked on Amber Jones of the Saskatchewan Green Party (not a hard target given how many people are pro-nukes in this province). Many people have already smacked down her insults(including Kelly Patrick, Pres. Green Party of Sask.), and Tammy has offered no retraction after having a chance to rethink her prudish, and outdated opinion on breastfeeding (not to mention the apparent facts of the press conference format). Coupling that with her uninformed, and apparent burning need to slam the Sask Greens over non-policy issues, and it says something about her (and her organization) that isn’t flattering.

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While I think this will happen federally within the next twenty years, I don’t see it happening in Saskatchewan the next couple of election cycles.

I knew John Murney was going to write about this, and he did.

I think the Greens, both here and federally have to work on their communications strategy. Provincially it’s terrible. There are anti-nuke protesters setting the tone for the party, and while it’s OK to have that as a platform plank, it shouldn’t be THE issue that defines the party. I got an email today from the Green Party deputy leader Carr:
“We are at the highest level of public support ever in British Columbia: 20% province wide and 21% in Greater Vancouver”
Yet I had no idea that the Sask Greens had chosen a new leader at their March convention in Humboldt. That’s not effective communication, especially since I’d been in touch email-wise with the previous leader Sandra Finley. If I, a card carrying federal Green, had no idea who my provincial party leader was, what hope does Amber Jones stand of getting elected in 2011?

We need every party to take on a new approach to dealing with Canada’s sustainability problems, and crumbling infrastructure. Since the mainstream parties just seem to be paying lip service, it is still important for the Greens to gain seats, and eventually power. The sooner, the better.