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Encyclopedia > Alberta Greens
Green Party of Alberta
Image:gpclogo.gif
Active Provincial Party
Founded 1986
Leader George Read
President Grant Neufeld
Headquarters PO Box 61251, RPO Brentwood
Calgary, AB T2L 2K6
Political ideology Green
International alignment None
Colours Green
Website http://www.albertagreens.ca/

The Alberta Greens or Green Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. The image at the top of this page is licensed under the GNU LGPL. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Read is the leader of the Green Party of Alberta and a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada in Alberta. ... Grant Neufeld in a campaign photo from 2004. ... Green politics is a body of political ideas informed by environmentalism aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... Look up green in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 2. ...


The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990. The party is affiliated with Green Parties throughout the world, and with the federal Green Party of Canada. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...

Contents


Election results

Election # of candidates nominated # of seats won # of total votes % of popular vote
1993
11
0
1,995
0.20%
1997
7
0
1,039
0.11%
2001
10
0
2,085
0.28%
2004
49
0
24,588
2.75%

The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...

Officers

Leaders

  • Norman Conrad (1987-1990)
  • Betty Paschen (1990-1995)
  • David Parker (1995-2003)
  • George Read (2003-present

George Read is the leader of the Green Party of Alberta and a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada in Alberta. ...

Current council

  • Leader: George Read (first elected November 1, 2003)
  • Deputy Leader: Susan Stratton (first elected October 2, 2004)
  • Deputy Leader: Peter Johnston (first elected October 2, 2004)
  • President: Grant Neufeld (first elected October 2, 2004)
  • Treasurer: David Crowe (first elected October 2, 2004; previously was President)
  • Secretary: Madeleine Oldershaw
Part of the green politics series

Green issues George Read is the leader of the Green Party of Alberta and a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada in Alberta. ... Grant Neufeld in a campaign photo from 2004. ... Green politics is a body of political ideas informed by environmentalism aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... Download high resolution version (3229x1999, 1840 KB)Sunflowers in Fargo, North Dakota. ... This list of Green party issues aims at giving an overview about Wikipedia articles that have to do with Green parties. ...

Worldwide green parties (list): Global Greens · Africa · Americas · Asia-Pacific · Europe This article is about the green parties around the world. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... The Federation of Green Parties of Africa is the organization of Green parties in Africa. ... The Federation of the Green Parties of the Americas is the organization of Green parties in North America and South America. ... The Asia-Pacific Green Network is a federation of national Green parties in countries in the Pacific Ocean and Asia, and is a member of the Global Greens. ... European Greens (or the European Green Party) is the name of the European Green Party, a political party at European level. ...

Global Greens Charter: ecological wisdom · social justice · participatory democracy · nonviolence · sustainability · respect diversity The Global Greens Charter is a document that 800 delegates from the Green parties of 70 countries decided upon a first gathering of the Global Greens in Canberra, Australia in April 2001. ... The term ecological wisdom, or ecosophy, is a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium. ... Social Justice is a concept that has fascinated philosophers ever since Plato rebuked the young Sophist, Thrasymachus, for asserting that justice was whatever the strongest decided it would be. ... Participatory democracy is a broadly inclusive term for many kinds of consultative decision making in a democracy. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ... Sustainability is a systemic concept, relating to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society. ... The prerogative to respect diversity, often said to begin with biodiversity of non-human life, is basic to some 20th century studies such as cultural ecology, Queer studies, and anthropological linguistics. ...

This series is linked to the Politics and Elections series.

Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. ...

See also

The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ... Alberta is a province of Canada. ...

External links

  • Alberta Greens.
  • Green Party of Alberta Blog.
  • David Crowe's Archive of Alberta Greens Newsletters.
Politics of Alberta
Lieutenant-Governor: Norman Kwong | Former lieutenant-governors
Premier: Ralph Klein | Former premiers
Executive Council (Cabinet)
Legislature: Current members | Former legislatures | Current electoral divisions
Political parties: Progressive Conservatives | Liberals | New Democrats | Alliance
Alberta Party | Communists | Greens | Separation | Social Credit
Elections: 2004 general election | Past elections
Current issues: Equalization payments | Prosperity Bonus | Same-sex marriage | Separatism

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