Political Policies for First Nations
Presentation: Political Policies for First Nations
by Bob Jonkman, Green Party candidate
Philosophies of the Green Party:
- Transparent and Accountable
- Respectful
- Issue-based
- Representative
- Cooperative
Greens strive for a government that does the following:
- Encourages the creative, the industrious, the generous, and the sustainable
- Protects the weak
- Regulates corporate behavior to achieve these ends
Green Party Principles
- Non-Violence
- We declare our commitment to non-violence and strive for a culture of peace and cooperation between states.
- Sustainability
- We recognize the scope for the material expansion of society within the biosphere, and the need to maintain biodiversity through the use of renewable resources.
- Social Justice
- We assert that the key to social justice is the equitable distribution of resources to ensure that all have full opportunities for personal and social development.
- Ecological Wisdom
- We acknowledge that human beings are part of the natural world and we respect the specific value of all forms of life, including non-human species.
- Participatory Democracy
- We strive for a democracy in which all citizens have the right to express their views, and are able to directly participate in decisions which affect their lives.
- Respect for Diversity
- We honour and value equally the Earth's biological and ecological diversity together with the context of individual responsibility toward all beings.
