Défi Vert de Québec
Encyclopedia
The Défi Vert de Québec (DVQ), literally " Québec's Green Challenge", is a municipal political party in Quebec City
, Quebec
, Canada
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The values and principles of the Défi Vert de Québec are based on the Global Greens Charter
, available in seven different languages at http://www.globalgreens.info/globalcharter.php. The Défi Vert de Québec is the first Canadian municipal party to adhere to this charter, which was created in Canberra in 2001.
Founder and leader: Mr. Richard Domm
Green parties and political movements.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The values and principles of the Défi Vert de Québec are based on the Global Greens Charter
Global Greens Charter
The Global Greens Charter is a document that 800 delegates from the Green parties of 72 countries decided upon a first gathering of the Global Greens in Canberra, Australia in April 2001 ....
, available in seven different languages at http://www.globalgreens.info/globalcharter.php. The Défi Vert de Québec is the first Canadian municipal party to adhere to this charter, which was created in Canberra in 2001.
Founder and leader: Mr. Richard Domm
Press review
- June 14, 2009 "Fourbir les armes" on Radio-Canada. A report on the next municipal elections in Québec .
- June 14, 2009 TV report: The municipal revival in Québec, with the Défi Vert holding their congress this weekend, a report by Catherine Lanthier.
- March 17, 2009 "Défi vert de Québec: ecology via everything else" in Québec Hebdo.
- May 29, 2007 "A new party in Québec" on Radio-Canada.
- October 5, 2007 "The DVQ would account for GHGs Québec arena standards." in Québec Hebdo.
External links
Défi Vert de Québec official website for the municipal party. Défi Vert de Québec on Identi.ca (microblogging system) Défi Vert de Québec on Twitter (microblogging system) Global Greens Charter - Canberra 2001 - Defining what it means to be Green in the new millennium: The Global Greens is the international network ofGreen parties and political movements.