Can’t be at the GPO leadership convention? Follow along online!
The Green Party of Ontario leadership and policy convention is taking place this weekend in London, Ontario. I’d love to be there, but I’ve got law school assignments, research and reading to tackle instead. If you’re in a similar sad situation, don’t fret! Thanks to the wonders of the internet, we have access to back-to-back blog and Twitter coverage. My good friend Chris Tindal will be live blogging the convention, and the GPO’s official Twitter account will have those magically concise 140 character remarks that Twitter fiends have come to know and love.
The agenda for the weekend includes policy workshops and debate, a tribute to outgoing leader Frank de Jong — who is stepping down after an impressive 16 years at the helm — and, perhaps most importantly, choosing a new leader. Although Mike Schreiner is the only contestant, he has generated a huge amount of excitement among party members and is poised to make gains for the Greens in the 2011 provincial election.
If any of you are at the convention and/or happen to be aware of others who are live blogging or tweeting this weekend, let me know and I’ll add them to this post. Good luck to all of you at the convention this weekend!
