Stonekiller wrote:The green party forgot daily hugs, and organic milk and cookies for all school children...
The Green Platform:
No to Bipole III. The world is shifting to renewable energy
creation and conservation. Let’s put our money into the energy of the
future, not squander it on antiquated dams and wasteful corridors.
I'm curious what are these renewable energy sources? Apparently Hydro isn't "Green" enough.
Yes
to a real end to poverty. 80% of social dollars are wasted on
bureaucracy. Universal Basic Income puts 100% into the pockets of the
people who need a hand up. Out-of-work civil servants are welcome to
apply.
What
about the people collecting social assistance, who don't need a hand up
but instead a kick in the a$$ to find a job? I am all for their being a
safety net, however I am tired of that safety net becoming a permanent
source of income for people.
No to more criminals. Keep kids from becoming criminals
by providing real Youth opportunities. Bring healing to hurting families
with Restorative justice.
This
is a good one, Restorative justice works in very special and limited
cases. However more youth opportunities are good and all, but be a bit
more specific.
Yes to free post-secondary education.
Education is the key to ending the poverty trap. Our hardworking
students deserve our support.
Where
is the money for this going to come from? I am a firm believer in solid
post-secondary education. I am still paying for mine, however I feel
that because I paid for it out of my pocket that it has value. Too many
people that I went to school with that had their education paid for did
poorly because they had NO vested interest in it other than making it to
graduation.
Yes to preventative health care.
We can stretch the health dollars with more nurse practitioners,
actively encourage fitness, and reduce chronic illness with natural
foods and common sense.
I liked this up until the whole Natural Foods part, sounds like hippy
nonsense to me. Promote healthy living and all that but stay out of my
kitchen, and the grocery stores. People need to be able to make
decisions on their own, and not have the government holding their hand.
No
to worn out roads and dangerous travel. Greens would move freight off
the highways and onto the railways.
The province is going to
build more railway? What about all the transport and trucking industry
workers? Oh wait they can get free education, and easy access to social
assistance... Good times.
Yes to free public transit. Fast
efficient buses which encourage use.
Cause transit is soooo
expensive now? Fast efficient buses? I know New Flyer makes all kinds of
buses that go fast? Again must be nice to have money to spend on
this... Oh wait no they don't otherwise it would have been done already.
No
to nuclear storage or transport in Manitoba. There is no affordable way
to manage nuclear power safely. The risks are just too great.
This just seems pointless to me. Manitoba has how many active nuclear
reactors? I think that number is less than 1..
Yes to a
clean Lake Winnipeg. Everyone must do our part. Compost nutrients.
Rebuild cleansing wetlands. Keep city waste and farm waste out of the
lake.
This is reasonable, Lake Winnipeg is a valuable resource,
however I think that the city and the province have been working on this
for a while. What are the greens going to do different?
No to partisan bickering. No party has all the right answers all the time. Good Governance means
we all work together for policies which help Manitoba families. It’s
time to vote with your heart and for your family’s future.
No Partisan bickering? I would love to see how this works.
At
the end of the day I have yet to see a platform that comes across as
realistic. The green agenda has merits, but really they are as bad if
not worse than the NDP. Spend.... Spend.... Spend.... How about a party
that taxes the population for what it needs and nothing more.
Unfortunately this election is all about buying votes.
