Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Some media exposure for the GPNS
There was a little blurb in the Truro Daily News today about my running for the GPNS leadership position. http://www.trurodaily.com/index.cfm?sid=138334&sc=68
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Letter of intent to run for Green Party of Nova Scotia leader.
The GPNS is in need of a leader that will commit themselves fully to our party. We need a leader to travel the province and will engage citizens, governments, and organizations. We need a leader that can facilitate growth inside and outside the party and position the GPNS as the true leaders of this province. Leaders don't wait to be elected or appointed, leaders lead, and that's what I feel the GPNS needs to become.
I am a statesman. A statesman is someone who speaks and thinks about the common good. Political, social, and economic issues are what I think about daily, read about daily, and try to understand daily, this is who I am and what I do naturally. As the leader of the GPNS I want to take our party and engage it to the fullest with in our province of Nova Scotia as a front line leader. I want to take our party philosophies and policies and help apply them in real life, providing practical well thought out solutions and perspectives that make sense and are understandable. I want to consult others, and engage people in an environment of honest, constructive involvement. We will become known as a party that can facilitate real change, and along the way we will build our numbers and strike a sense of belief in the citizens of Nova Scotia that we can and are making real change happen. And we will grow this wave of support and belief so we can elect persons into the legislature and become guides to a better way of living for everyone. We will not be known as mere flag wavers, we will educate and lead, we-will-be-the-vision and we-will-create-the-direction.
I am a statesman. A statesman is someone who speaks and thinks about the common good. Political, social, and economic issues are what I think about daily, read about daily, and try to understand daily, this is who I am and what I do naturally. As the leader of the GPNS I want to take our party and engage it to the fullest with in our province of Nova Scotia as a front line leader. I want to take our party philosophies and policies and help apply them in real life, providing practical well thought out solutions and perspectives that make sense and are understandable. I want to consult others, and engage people in an environment of honest, constructive involvement. We will become known as a party that can facilitate real change, and along the way we will build our numbers and strike a sense of belief in the citizens of Nova Scotia that we can and are making real change happen. And we will grow this wave of support and belief so we can elect persons into the legislature and become guides to a better way of living for everyone. We will not be known as mere flag wavers, we will educate and lead, we-will-be-the-vision and we-will-create-the-direction.
A little bit about me
Some of my hobbies include reading history, writing, and walking the land. I have a strong interest in music from various genres and have been known to play the organ and drums. The skill I concentrate the most on developing is the ability to listen. My pursuit in formal education has been learning how to research and understand information within many different disciplines, but I give particular emphasis on environmental engineering, businesses, and history. As it is said many times before, one must understand the past to know where we are going.
A current interest of mine is researching and conceiving innovative ideas on how to fully maximize the internet for political and stately purposes. There is a vast untapped potential for powerful multimedia messages that can be distributed thru out Nova Scotia via the internet, and I want the GPNS to have the most interactive and advanced political website in all of Canada.
My passion for politics and change is unparalleled, I eat think and sleep figuring out what needs to be done but more importantly figuring out how to make change happen. There is always a lot of talk in society with in discussion groups about “what needs to be done”, but it is always a challenge to figure out the “how to”. And facilitating the how is a talent I would like to assert more as leader. I also want the GPNS to become known as great educators and can be relied upon for learning and guidance.
I love our province of Nova Scotia, my family has been living here for over 250 years. This province is in me more than anything else. I view the entire province of Nova Scotia my home, everywhere I travel I feel this land and sea run through me. Our family has history here as well, there is a tract of land called Cuttens Medow in Onslow, Colchester County where my ancestors worked the land before they moved across The Bay Fundy to the families current location in Lower Truro. There is a student residence called Cutten House at Acadia University in honour of my great, great, uncle George Barton Cutten who did excellent work there as President between 1910 and 1922. George Barton Cutten was one of the first to dream and attempt to harness the energy from the Bay of Fundy, what a visionary. That kind of foresight and vision runs in the family! http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-173461-Harnessing-Fundy-an-old-old-dream.html
I have a soft spot for those who are honest and are tying to help themselves to do better in life and have routinely found myself helping out and assisting such individuals. It warms my heart to see one want to work hard and climb out of the disadvantage that has been placed upon them. I feel we need to create an environment of hope and provide guidance to those who live and grow up in poverty, abuse or destitution, we need to reach out and instill confidence and support to have people rise up and stand for themselves. For such a feat will help everyone in our province and we the Greens need to foster self-esteem.
These are just a few things about me, but I hope it gives you an idea of who I am. I’ve been known to be impulsively constructive so if you have any ideas or questions reach out to me and I will reach out to you.
A current interest of mine is researching and conceiving innovative ideas on how to fully maximize the internet for political and stately purposes. There is a vast untapped potential for powerful multimedia messages that can be distributed thru out Nova Scotia via the internet, and I want the GPNS to have the most interactive and advanced political website in all of Canada.
My passion for politics and change is unparalleled, I eat think and sleep figuring out what needs to be done but more importantly figuring out how to make change happen. There is always a lot of talk in society with in discussion groups about “what needs to be done”, but it is always a challenge to figure out the “how to”. And facilitating the how is a talent I would like to assert more as leader. I also want the GPNS to become known as great educators and can be relied upon for learning and guidance.
I love our province of Nova Scotia, my family has been living here for over 250 years. This province is in me more than anything else. I view the entire province of Nova Scotia my home, everywhere I travel I feel this land and sea run through me. Our family has history here as well, there is a tract of land called Cuttens Medow in Onslow, Colchester County where my ancestors worked the land before they moved across The Bay Fundy to the families current location in Lower Truro. There is a student residence called Cutten House at Acadia University in honour of my great, great, uncle George Barton Cutten who did excellent work there as President between 1910 and 1922. George Barton Cutten was one of the first to dream and attempt to harness the energy from the Bay of Fundy, what a visionary. That kind of foresight and vision runs in the family! http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-173461-Harnessing-Fundy-an-old-old-dream.html
I have a soft spot for those who are honest and are tying to help themselves to do better in life and have routinely found myself helping out and assisting such individuals. It warms my heart to see one want to work hard and climb out of the disadvantage that has been placed upon them. I feel we need to create an environment of hope and provide guidance to those who live and grow up in poverty, abuse or destitution, we need to reach out and instill confidence and support to have people rise up and stand for themselves. For such a feat will help everyone in our province and we the Greens need to foster self-esteem.
These are just a few things about me, but I hope it gives you an idea of who I am. I’ve been known to be impulsively constructive so if you have any ideas or questions reach out to me and I will reach out to you.
An idea that will both provide low income earners and fixed income seniors a way out of depending on home heating rebates
If a person or family requests a home heating rebate they should be automatically placed on a list where their home could be ordered to undergo a free energy audit. In addition, the government would cover the cost of upgrades for people or families who could not afford the upfront investment even if they wanted to improve their homes. Upon an energy review, any recommendations resulting from the audit could be subject to mandatory implementation of upgrades such as insulation capacity and possibly heat source upgrades (eg, more efficient burners for oil, installing solar collectors when feasible, etc). Included in this upgrade program would be programmable thermostats and education on how to reduce energy loss and improved use. If done correctly the volume of energy needed could be reduced 50% or more per household thus significantly decreasing energy bills and over all consumption. Having to pay much less for heating energy will allow more money for other essential items like food. Having to use much less fuel to heat will reduce overall demand for fuel and reduce our ecological footprint as a province all in the same process. Having a robust program in place will essentially give persons a new sense of independence and rid the need for a home heating rebate and freeing up more money for the government to upgrade more homes. An aggressive overall strategy of this kind will significantly reduce the demand for home heating fuels, reduce our ecological footprint and reduce the cost of living for thousands of Nova Scotians. Such a policy will create, over years, an end for the need of a home heating rebate for most Nova Scotians. This is an example of a robust, powerful policy that the GPNS could embrace and offer to Nova Scotians.
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