Alberta Election

I am starting to look forward to the upcoming Alberta provincial election in 2012. Of particular interest to me are the candidates who will emerge in support of Green Principles. In a manner similar to the American Tea Party movement, Visionary Greens will again stand candidates bringing to voters viable options and interpretations of the Charter of the Global Greens.

It will be nice to have a party (or a candidate) with universally known values and predictable tendencies.

I suppose other parties (based on historical action) have generated their own pseudo manifestos.
Conservatives: Corporate globalization and harmonization of all business and culture. Buy from Fortune 500 companies!
Liberal: Status quo. The nation does not seek change.
NDP: Guaranteed jobs for life.

Greens: (based on the six Green Principles -- see side-bar)

1. Ecological Wisdom
   Duh. Who can possibly doubt that Greens won't work to protect the environment?
2. Social Justice
   All should have full opportunities for education, health, sport and artistic development.
3. Participatory Democracy
   Increased civil service support of local and regional communities. Dependence upon your smarmy MLA should be a thing of the past. And, of course, proportional representation.
4. Non-Violence
   Addressing the causes of aggression, strife and inequality within society is a Green priority (as are all the six tenets).
5. Sustainability
   Long-term sustainable use of renewable resources and long-term sustainability in finance.
6. Respect for Diversity
   We honour cultural, linguistic, ethnic, sexual, religious and spiritual diversity.

The people of Alberta deserve a chance to vote Green. The franchise is a citizen's most powerful tool.
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