—– In this issue —–

• Earth Hour Vigil on Parliament Hill
• Nomination Race for Federal Candidate
• Importance of Provincial/Municipal Politics: Panel
• Open Positions on EDA Executive
• Provincial CA Annual General Meeting Update
• BC Referendum

—– Earth Hour Vigil —–

The Green Party is organizing a candlelight vigil on Parliament Hill to mark Earth Hour. Greens from across the region will be meeting at the Centennial Flame at 8:00pm to prepare for the lights on Parliament Hill to turn off at 8:30. Afterwards everyone is invited to head over to D’Arcy McGee’s on Sparks Street for refreshments.

Check out www.earthhourottawa.ca to catch the latest Earth Hour news from around the world.

—– Nomination Race for Federal Candidate —–

The Ottawa Centre EDA will be opening a nomination race in the next few weeks to select the next Federal Green Party Candidate. The actual selection meeting won’t be until June, but now is the time for potential candidates to step forward and building support for their campaign!

Are you interested in being a candidate? Or do you know someone who would be a good candidate? If so, contact us to get more information on the selection process.

The official race notice will be sent out by April 1st to current and lapsed Green Party of Canada members.

—– Importance of Provincial/Municipal Politics to our Everyday Lives —–

Why are provincial and local politics important in our everyday lives?

Panel discussion with:

Gilles Paquet, FRSC, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.

Patrick Fafard, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.

The delivery of services which we consider essential to our daily lives is split between federal, provincial and local governments. While we often look to the federal government for leadership, real change often takes place as a result of initiative by local and provincial governments. Who holds power over our everyday lives, and which orders of government should be targeted by activist citizens?

Join us in a night of discussion about governance and Canadian politics, on April 2nd at 7:00 PM in the Terminus room (2nd floor of the University of Ottawa University Centre)

Date: April 2nd
Where: University of Ottawa – Terminus Room (2nd floor of the University Centre)
Time: 7:00pm to 10:30pm

Contact Phil Mineau (philippe.mineau@gmail.com) for more information.

—– Opening Positions on EDA Executive —–

Two positions are currently vacant on the EDA Executive: Fundraising Chair and Communications Chair.

The Fundraising Chair is responsible for taking the lead on organizing fundraisers and donation drives so that the EDA can raise as much money between elections as possible.

The Communications Chair is responsible for gathering contact with local media, publishing the newsletter, writing press releases and engaging social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc).

—– Provincial Constituency Association AGM —–

At March 9th’s annual general meeting of the Ottawa Centre Green Party of Ontario, a new executive was elected for 2009-2010. Here is the new volunteer executive: