Green Party of Saskatchewan

It is the time of year to start thinking about our Annual Convention. We will once again be electing the Executive members and voting on resolutions. Please consider being a part of this integral part of the Green Party of Saskatchewan. Both resolutions (via a Bonser ballot) and Executive positions will be voted on by mail-in ballot before the Convention. For more information about the procedures for submitting and voting on resolutions, and for nomination and election of Executive officers, Read more ...

A meeting for the Regina Douglas Park Constituency will take place on Sunday, January 29, at 2:00 pm, at the Green Party of Saskatchewan office, 2138 McIntyre Street, Regina.

GPS members in the Regina Douglas Park Constituency are encouraged to attend. Other interested Greens are also welcome.

The founding meeting for the Regina South Green Party of Saskatchewan Constituency Association is booked for Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00 p.m., in the smaller room at the George Bothwell Public Library (at Southland Mall). We will elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, and chart a course of action!

For Immediate Release

Regina, Saskatchewan - Green Party leader Victor Lau called on Education Minister Donna Harpauer today to reverse the government's recent decision to privatize basic education.

"Public funding of private religious schools is piece-meal privatization. A select few will benefit from extra money to supplement their private tuition fees. The students in the public system will continue to lose ground."

"The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has shown continually through their Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) that broadly funded public education systems tend to create the best education outcomes. Minister Harpauer's refusal to follow best practices in basic education is jeopardizing our children's future."

"The Green Party promotes decentralized decision making within the public system. Parents, particularly those without means to afford private tuition, need more control over educational choices for their children. Creative solutions that give more local control can be found in other provinces; we should follow their example. One Saskatchewan means great education for everybody."

For more information please contact Victor Lau - 737-5345

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