Since 2007, the Green Party of Canada has experienced an ongoing decline in the number of active EDAs (riding associations), and an erosion of the party’s core of long-established EDAs. (This post is the second part of Decade of Decline, my report detailing the collapse of grassroots support for the Green Party of Canada. TheContinue reading “Decade of Decline, Part 1.2: The Declining Number of Active EDAs”
Monthly Archives: September 2018
A week before the GPC convention, a poll puts them at 10%. What’s the real story?
An article published September 21st on ipolitics.ca carried the headline More Canadians than ever support Green Party. Reporting on an EKOS poll, the article quoted pollster Frank Graves as saying the party was “doing as well as they ever have”, with support “around 10 points”, and then stating “If there was an election tomorrow, they’d probably winContinue reading “A week before the GPC convention, a poll puts them at 10%. What’s the real story?”
“Emperor Max” is No Solution
In a National Post column published August 31, Maxime Bernier lays out his reasons for leaving the Conservatives and forming his own federal party. Urging Canadians to learn about public choice theory, Bernier claims that Canadian politics has been hijacked by interest groups, whose lobbying has “corrupted” both the Conservative and Liberal parties. Bernier’s stated goal isContinue reading ““Emperor Max” is No Solution”
Decade of Decline, Part 1.1: The Collapse of Local Contributions
Since 2007, the Green Party of Canada has experienced a severe decrease in contributions to its EDAs (riding associations), with the losses now totaling more than 80% of both dollars and contributors. The trend has remained negative through 2017. (This post is the first part of Decade of Decline, my report detailing the collapse of grassrootsContinue reading “Decade of Decline, Part 1.1: The Collapse of Local Contributions”
Decade of Decline: The Collapse of Green Party Grassroots Support, 2008-2017
Decade of Decline is my report on the deep and long-running decline in local support for the Green Party of Canada. The decline began in 2008 (with some early warning signs in 2006-2007), and has continued relentlessly since then. As of 2017-18, the party’s local support is at its lowest level in 15 years.
Saul Bottcher 