Alberta Greens

A political Blog by George Read, Leader of the Alberta Greens.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Reusable Signs

Re-usable Campaign Sign

The Alberta Greens and the Green Party of Canada are the only political parties in Alberta that have reusable signs.


A number of people have asked why we do not have candidate's names on our signs. The main reason is so that we can reuse the signs. There is a space on the signs, beside the word, elect for a sticker to be applied to the sign for a candidate’s name. If you have a Green Party of Canada sign or an Alberta Greens sign, you can put them up in this election. Please let your candidates know so that they can keep track of that sign.


The Alberta Greens have a link on our website so that people can find the Green Party of Canada website. We have done this in the last three elections for the federal party and they have returned the favour during the provincial election.


I am proud to be part of a party that walks its talk. Just say no to dumpsters full of election signs on the way to the landfill and a YES! to reusable signs some of which are as old as 1990 when the Alberta Greens were formed.


George Read

Leader, Alberta Greens

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Voting in Alberta

The federal election is on and Alberta is unique among Canada’s provinces in that it is the only province where people vote the same way federally as they do provincially.

Success for the Green Party in the federal election will have a lot of impact on the next provincial election, so it is really important that the Alberta Greens help the federal party to do well.

The Green Party message in Alberta needs to speak to Albertans. We need to let Albertans know that the Green Party is working to ensure they have jobs for the long term. We are the only political party that is talking about transforming Alberta from an oil province to an energy province and this is critical for Alberta’s long term success and prosperity.

What is Alberta going to be like without oil? Is it going to be like Newfoundland without cod? We need to start capitalizing on some of Alberta’s renewable resources. We have great sunshine for solar power, good wind profiles for wind power and the largest concentration of expertise in geology to make geothermal work. The only thing we lack to create long term jobs in energy in Alberta is the political will.

The only way we are going to get that political will is by pulling together.

Realizing the way Albertans vote, we need to work with the people of Alberta to get where we need to go.

Please help me spread the message “Green means jobs” in Alberta this federal election.

George Read
Leader, Alberta Greens