oh-snap-pro-choice replied to your post âwhere on the political spectrum does the green party fall? right/left?â
Which part of their economic policy is right wing? I see things like abolishing tuition, investing in trades sector jobs, guaranteed livable income, and raising the minimum wage
I never said the Greens were Right Wing. Leaning right isnât right wing.
Here are some receipts:
BC Greens:
B.C. NDP abandons 2021 deadline to reach $15 minimum wage
âJohn Horgan and the B.C. NDP will bring in a $15/hour minimum wage by 2021, with increases each year,â read the NDP platform. âPhasing in the increases will allow businesses to adjust, ensuring that jobs arenât at risk and that employment in minimum wage sectors actually increases, as has been the case in Seattle. Once we reach $15/hour, we will index the minimum wage to inflation to ensure that we donât fall behind.â
But after the Liberal party won a minority of seats on election night, the NDP and Greens signed a power-sharing deal that stipulated an independent Fair Wages Commission tasked with recommending the path to $15 an hour. Once he became minister, Bains told the media his plan was to stick to the 2021 timeline, even though it wasnât written into the Green deal, provoking criticism from Weaver.
BC NDPâs election promises are âirrelevant,â Green Leader says
Andrew Weaver, the BC Green Party Leader, says the new NDP government will not implement its election promises for a $400 annual renters' rebate or its $10-a-day daycare plan because the Greens will not support those measures as proposed.
PEI Greens:
But Bevan-Baker recalled how in 2015 there were many who believed he couldn't win his own seat. Instead, he ended up with one of the biggest margins of victory on election night.
Since then, he has tried to steer the party toward the electoral middle, fiscally conservative while socially progressive, while trying to dispel the notion the Greens are a single-issue party focused on the environment.
Vancouver Greens:
What the âschool taxâ teaches us about the Vancouver Greens
Last week, Vancouverâs new city council voted resoundingly to send a letter to the provincial government demanding it repeal the so-called school tax. A more accurate label for the new tax, which is not earmarked for schools but headed for general revenue, would have been a wealth or mansion tax. It hits property-rich homeowners with houses worth more than $3-million. The proceeds will be collected along with Vancouver property and regular school taxes in 2019.
Councilâs motion is as symbolic as branding Vancouver a nuclear-free zone. Thereâs nothing council can do except add its voice to the howl coming from residents in Vancouverâs tony West Side neighbourhoods. Some were so incensed when the tax was announced they uncharacteristically hoisted signs and banners at a May protest wearing summer casual shoes nicer than most. Residents in David Ebyâs wealthy Point Grey riding are so angry many people think the popular Attorney-General might lose his seat come the next election.
Bifurcated property taxes are new to Vancouver, so it is understandable that those hit by the tax feel they are unfair. Some are seniors with little or no income living in homes they bought years ago and feel affronted at being singled out with a school-tax surcharge on top of city property taxes that are going up by 4.5 per cent. They can, of course, defer paying their taxes, but most balk at the idea. However, the tax is popular among vast numbers of British Columbians who can no longer dream of buying a home at todayâs inflated prices.
Most of the city council votes broke down as you might expect. Members of the Non-Partisan Association showed their alignment with the provincial Liberals by voting yes. Mayor Kennedy Stewart voted true to his NDP roots and was joined by Christine Boyle and Jean Swanson who are further to the left. And on this occasion, the three Green Party members swung the vote and sided with the NPA against the tax.
