Currently, there’s 10 policy revisions being debated online. Any proposal which receives 20 sponsors (who must Green Party members in good standing) will be addressed at the 2010 Green Party convention in Toronto, August 20th to 22nd.

Policy motions passed at a General Meeting are sent out to Members for a final vote. If more than 50% of the votes cast in a Members’ vote approve of the motion, then it becomes official Party policy.

The Green Party strives for a democracy in which all citizens have the right to express their views, and are able to directly participate in the political decisions which affect their lives. We place great value on the input of our members into all aspects of our Party, including policy development.

Our policy process brings individual members of the party together to consider the needs of their community and their country. The new and innovative ideas of these members are then used to draft policy motions which then make up our party’s official policy. The party’s policy allows the membership to determine the direction of the party because it is the policy which forms the foundation for the platforms we will run on in coming elections.