TORONTO—Green signifies the renewal of growth in spring after winter's bleakness. It is an inviting signal at intersections. Globally, green is associated with environmental health, welfare, and sustainability. Green parties around the world may justifiably claim to have heightened popular and political consciousness of ecological issues. Every party is now compelled to incorporate an environmental plank into its platform even if only, as with the Conservatives, to give lip service. Green parties and movements sprouted in the last century's latter years and somewhat like the socialist parties and labour movements that blossomed a century ago, Canada's Green party champions social justice, looks askance at militarism, wishes to narrow the gap between the rich and poor, and seeks to expand democracy.

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