2004.1 Be
It Resolved, that the Green Party of Saskatchewan adopt a publicly displayed
platform
position at the Annual General Meeting Conference
of 2004 which fully endorses the establishment of legislation
which provides for equality for both children and parents by
ensuring that
children have the right, through Equal Shared Parenting legislation,
to be parented by both parents on a fully equal basis, and
by ensuring that both parents have the right, through legislation,
to parent
their own children on a fully equal basis unless agreed upon
in writing by both parents.
Be it further resolved, that this position be fully adopted and
publicly presented in the Green Party of Saskatchewan election platform for
the next Saskatchewan provincial election;
And be it further resolved, that should the Green Party of Saskatchewan form
government after the next provincial election, that this position
be fully supported and that such legislation be passed within the
first year of forming government.
2004.2 Be it resolved that the Green Party of Saskatchewan,
over the next year, begin to plan for the introduction of a gender
parity
system
similar to that which exists with the Green Party of New Zealand.
This
would require an amendment to the constitution.
2004.3 Be
it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government will take measures
to create
an effective justice system for the citizens of
Saskatchewan based on the United Nations' Declaration of Basic
Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime.
2004.4 Be
it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government of Saskatchewan
will build
a restorative justice system that
a. Works to restore those who have been injured.
b. Ensures that those most directly involved and affected by crime
have the opportunity to participate fully in the response if they
wish.
c. Sees the Government's role as preserving a just public order,
and the community's role as building and maintaining a just peace.
d. Seeks true justice for victims of wrong-doing by effective victim
support and compensation as well as timely disposition of cases before
the courts.
2004.5 Be it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan Government
will review our justice system to ensure that laws will be enforced
that
protect citizens and the environment, and where inadequate
laws exist,
new measures will be legislated.
2004.6 Be it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government
will create or modify programs to ensure that effective legal representation
before the courts in both civil and criminal matters will
be available to all citizens as a basic requirement for a just
society.
2004.7 Be it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government , while respecting the Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms,
will review and modify
past legislation so that private or corporate ownership power
does not violate the common good.
2004.8 Be it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan Government
will include costs for ambulance transportation under medicare
when
such
transport is declared necessary by an attending physician;
such declaration
to be made before or after the use of the ambulance service.
2004.9 Be it resolved that a Green Party of Saskatchewan government
will regard historic treaties made with First Nations as a bridge
from
the past to the future, knowing that all Saskatchewan citizens
are
the beneficiaries of these treaties and the quality of our
common future depends on co-operation and mutual respect.