Nora Fueten, 1940-2024

I was saddened to hear that Nora Fueten passed away on 10 January 2024. Nora was my campaign manager for the 2019 federal election. Nora was highly qualified for this, as she had previously run in the federal elections in … Continue reading →

Karleigh Csordas for Brantford-Brant!

In 2019 I was welcomed by the Brant Greens and the people of Brantford-Brant as their Green Party candidate.  For various reasons I’m not able to run this year, so I’m very happy that Karleigh Csordas stepped up to be … Continue reading →

Speak Up on How and Where to Grow Ontario’s Greenbelt – Information Session for Greenbelt-West

Canadian Environmental Law Association Equity. Justice. Health.   Speak Up on How and Where to Grow Ontario’s Greenbelt – Information Session for Greenbelt-West Webinar Date: Wednesday, March 10 – 7:00-8:15pm ET Registration is required Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and … Continue reading →

Canadian Greens Making History #IWD2021

For #IWD2021 we celebrate the remarkable achievements of Green Party women in Canada. Here in Brantford—Brant, Nora Fueten has been our most successful Candidate so far, winning 7% of the vote when she ran in the old riding of Brant … Continue reading →

Be Well: Your Water is Worth Protection – 7pm-9pm on Friday 4 March 2021

Attend this event to learn more about where your drinking water comes from, the threats to it, and how we can work together to protect it. About this Event Everyone should know where their drinking water comes from and that … Continue reading →

Congratulations Annamie Paul!

On behalf of the Brant Greens, I’d like to add our congratulations to Annamie Paul, the Green Party of Canada’s newly minted leader.  In the days following the election, Annamie rose to the challenge, demonstrating over and over why she … Continue reading →

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TODAY is the day! Vote #GPCldr

YouTube: CBC News: Green Party Leadership | Special Coverage | YouTube”>CBC News: Green Party Leadership | Special Coverage Voting in the Green Party of Canada 2020 leadership contest ends today at 3:30 pm Pacific Time, here in Ontario at 6 … Continue reading →

The Importance Of Filling The Entire Ballot in Ranked Voting

Green Party of Canada members are currently voting for the next party leader. There are eight candidates, representing a wide spectrum of ideas, policies, and philosophies. Naturally, this has polarized the Green Party membership, who really like some candidates, and … Continue reading →

More GPC Leadership Contest Events

GPC Leadership events are coming fast and furious as the end of the contest draws near. In case you missed it, here’s a link to the Green Party of Canada Leadership Debate hosted by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, What … Continue reading →

TONIGHT: Why Canada needs Guaranteed Livable Basic Income

Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 19:00 to 20:30 Tonight you’re invited to join Green Party MP Paul Manly as he hosts a virtual national town hall with Coalition Canada: Basic Income in discussion about the Guaranteed Livable Basic Income.  The … Continue reading →

Green Party Leadership: Foreign Policy

The Green Party’s 2020 Leadership Contest continues with a foreign policy debate organized by rabble.ca and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute. Register for the Webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fYSwxIi5Q8e3gFl01hAhKg?fbclid=IwAR27DJKRsPaJEGTs1LQWKKLsLkmossM2eVEqsJgqzl-6O6WMDXbvsN-4o1g Thursday, 10 September 2020 at 7:00pm EDT You’ll be able to watch it … Continue reading →

If you want to vote, the clock is ticking #GPCleadership2020

It’s not too late! You have until tomorrow– Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 to join the Green Party of Canada (or renew your lapsed membership) in time to vote for the next Green Party of Canada Leader. Judy N Green has … Continue reading →

Help choose our new Leader: Join the GPC

The Green Party of Canada isn’t quite like any other Canadian political party.  Which is why our Green Party leaders are not like other party leaders. The GPC is a truly grass root party: our policy is developed by the … Continue reading →

Ontario Townhall with GPC Leadership Contestants

Don’t miss our regional GPC Leadership townhall on Thursday Night for your chance to hear the leadership contestants discuss Ontario issues! Got questions for the Candidates?  Submit them in advance! Register NOW!! Event Date Thursday, July 30, 2020 – 19:00 … Continue reading →

Green Party Leadership 2020

When Elizabeth May stepped down as leader, it triggered a Green Party of Canada Leadership Contest.  When the dust settled there were 10 excellent Candidates: Judy Green     @RAWnGreen     https://www.judyngreen.com/ Amita Kuttner     @AmitaKuttner     https://amitakuttner.ca/ David Merner     … Continue reading →

Green Party Leadership Debates

This is an exciting year for the Green Party, as ten excellent candidates compete in the quest to find a new leader to become the spokesperson for the

Guest appearance on “Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat”

On Wednesday, 8 January 2020 I had the pleasure of being a guest on Narine Dat Sookram’s radio show, Let’s Chit Chat with Narine Dat. We talked about computer consulting, community involvement, and, of course, politics. Download: 2020-01-08 Lets Chit … Continue reading →

Canada tops the charts for poor vehicle fuel economy

[Guest Post by Blake Shaffer, PhD, University of Calgary] Usually when Canada is at the top of an international ranking, it’s cause for celebration. Not this time. A recent report by the International Energy Agency shows that Canada’s vehicles have … Continue reading →

Happy Holidays!

My submission to the Gazoduq Impact Assessment Agency

The time for piplelines is past. The Government of Canada has declared a climate emergency. Every step should be taken to address that emergency — greenhouse gas emissions must be stopped, and all activities that lead to furthering the climate emergency … Continue reading →

Gazoduq Pipeline: Just Say Non!

May 29th, 2018: Trudeau Government announced it was buying the Trans Mountain pipeline. On August 30th, 2018, the sale was approved by Kinder Morgan shareholders, and the Court Overturned the Pipeline Approval. June 17th, 2019, a National climate emergency was … Continue reading →

Elizabeth May appoints Jo-Ann Roberts Interim GPC Leader

Watch the complete CPAC video of the Press Conference Deputy GPC Leader Daniel Green (Outremont GPC candidate) , GPC MP Paul Manly, (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), John Kidder (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon GPC candidate),  GPC MP Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), GPC MP Jenica Atwin (Fredericton), … Continue reading →

Thank you, #BrantfordBrant!

As my friend and fellow candidate, David Weber said, it’s been quite a ride. From the time I was invited to submit my name for the nomination, to the last polls being counted on election night, I’ve been honoured to … Continue reading →

Sign Waving and Celebration Party

Hi everyone: Today is election day! If you haven’t voted yet, go out and do that now! When you come back, come join us at the two last events of this campaign: Let’s wave some signs at motorists hurrying by … Continue reading →

#GreenWave 3 Things to Do In E-DAY 2019 in #BrantfordBrant

1. VOTE WHERE If you have not received your voting card, you can find out where to go to vote with the poll finder on the Elections Canada website: FIND YOUR VOTING STATION If you receive an automated message telling … Continue reading →

Closing Remarks

These were my closing remarks to the audience at the Canadian Federation of University Women of Brantford’s All Candidates Meeting, held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019. I think they serve nicely as closing remarks to the entire campaign. YouTube: Bob … Continue reading →

Catch the Green Wave!

YouTube: Green Wave Green Wave is Free Culture Please help share the video by sharing it with your friends and family on social media: Bob’s YouTube https://youtu.be/oy2MKrSdyrs Twitter https://twitter.com/BobJonkmanGPC/status/1185762914067763200 and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BobJonkmanGPC/videos/1115136248685938/ We were incredibly fortunate to have the multi-talented … Continue reading →

Biking with Bob Jonkman, Saturday 19 October 2019

Let’s go Biking With Bob Jonkman, The Green Party Candidate for Brantford-Brant! We’ll take a ride around a section of the Grand River, starting at George Campbell Park (D), west to the SCJT trail (B), north along the river to … Continue reading →

Climate Panel Discussion at Russell Reid Public School, 16 Oct 2019 at 6:30pm

I’ve been invited to participate in a panel discussion on Climate Change at Russell Reid Public School: What: Climate Change Discussion Panel When: Wednesday, 16 October 2019 at 6:30pm Where: Russell Reid Public School Location: 43 Cambridge Drive, Brantford, Ontario

Final #BrantfordBrant Debate TONIGHT! (Tue, 15 Oct 2019)

What would have been the 1st debate (planned by the Paris Chamber of Commerce) was cancelled because both Liberal and Conservative candidates declined to attend. Thus the Rogers/Brantford Chamber of Commerce debate was the first. The Here’s one small clip … Continue reading →

Comment on The Election Sign Issue by Torry

Good read! Hope that you've been well, Bob. -Torry

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Comment on High Speed Rail in South-Western Ontario by Bob Jonkman, Green Party Candidate for Kitchener-Conestoga

In reply to <a href="https://bobjonkman.ca/2018/05/21/high-speed-rail-in-south-western-ontario/#comment-53">Andrew Clarke</a>. Thank you, Andrew. You've identified some important costs, often lumped together under "externalities" -- ignoring those costs doesn't affect the people building or profiting from the project, but those costs are paid for by the community (and sometimes the government). We see this often in environmental assessments where oil spill cleanups or the costs of flooding from dams aren't calculated up front. And yes, consultation is an important part of the process. I took part in the Liberals' consultations on <a href="https://wrgreens.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/waterloo-region-climate-consultation/" title="Waterloo Region Climate Consultation | wrgreens" rel="nofollow">Federal Climate Action Plan</a> and the <a href="https://whoacanada.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/basic-income/" title="Basic Income | Whoa!Canada" rel="nofollow">Provincial Basic Income Pilot</a>. In both cases the consultation held in Kitchener was the largest in the country (for Climate Change) and the largest in the province (for Basic Income). And in both cases not a single recommendation from the consultation was implemented. The Green Party will do better than that. --Bob.

Comment on High Speed Rail in South-Western Ontario by Andrew Clarke

Thanks for posting this Bob. I just came online to find out about my local Green Party candidate and this is the first thing I read. As a rural resident in the Kitchener-Conestoga riding, I'm pro-rail. HOWEVER, a project like this needs to be undertaken with respect to ALL residents affected, not only those in cities. It's not OK at this point in our history to undertake public works projects which destroy communities all along the corridor like the current project does. It's not OK to sell out rural residents for those in the cities. It's not OK to build a project that benefits one group (city dwellers) and puts the vast majority of the social cost on those who cannot even use the rail system. Once the cost of keeping ALL roads open is factored in, and once the cost of handling how farmers are going to access their own fields is factored in, let's revisit the total cost of this project and see if it's still feasible. Otherwise we're looking at a fake cost, as the real cost is borne out by all of us who can no longer get to the grocery store, or to the other side of our field, without a time-consuming and costly fossil-fueled permanent detour.

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Comment on I Will Not Retract My Candidacy by michael

saw your comment on the video , good stuff that you even paid attention to something like that , busy making hundreds of comments on others threads atm will give a full comment later hopefully i can edit this post instead of having to make a new one....

Comment on I Will Not Retract My Candidacy by Laurel L. Russwurm

What an excellent article, and I'm not biased even a little... [<em>Full disclosure: Bob's my husband</em> :D ] One of the reasons the Canadian political system is such a mess today is certainly because so many Canadians have realized just how unaccountable our government is, and how terribly unfair our electoral system is, without realizing there is a way to fix it. It's been at least a decade since "strategic voting" became accepted in the mainstream as a legitimate way to vote. And so more and more Canadians try to game the broken system by voting strategically, but as you say, it never actually works... all it does is make it even harder to tell what Canadians actually want. Thanks for writing this!

Comment on I Will Not Retract My Candidacy by Steve Dyck

Bob, Thanks for providing a clear articulation of why voting Green does not "split the vote." You have addressed what has been a concern of mine. And you have provided data to support your reasoned approach. I would also say there are people who typically vote Conservative, who respect Green economic policy and are looking for a new political home. So Greens pull votes from all three of the old Parties. Thanks of your courage and hope for a strong, fair and healthy Canada.

Comment on I Will Not Retract My Candidacy by Bob Jonkman, Green Party Candidate for Kitchener-Conestoga

In reply to <a href="https://bobjonkman.ca/2015/08/21/i-will-not-retract-my-candidacy/#comment-2">Randy</a>. You must be directing your comments to the person who suggested I retract my candidacy. I'm not doing that, I <strong>am</strong> banding together with all Green minded people to save both the forest and the trees. --Bob.

Comment on I Will Not Retract My Candidacy by Randy

This could not have been written better than if it had been written by Harper himself. It uses exactly the same logic as Stephen Harper uses with climate change. Canada's impact on the climate is way too small to have any impact at all, so why bother doing anything when all it is going to do is damage our economy and not make any difference in the long run. When You have a major problem in the world, we all have to band together to defeat it regardless of how much we can contribute. Once we have achieved that first goal them we can go back to our individual efforts. Shame on you for not seeing the forest for the trees and falling right into the outstretched arms of conservative strategists!!!!