Columnist Chris Selley at Macleans has picked up on an incorrect meme from Richard Warnica at the Tyee that the Greens are "on the left" of the NDP:

Here is Macleans:

But as Vancouver's The Tyee pointed out last week in an interview with Layton, his party now finds itself surrounded by green. On its right, the theoretically rejuvenated Liberals are led by a man who named his dog after a climate change accord; on the left there is Elizabeth May's suddenly relevant Green Party, ready and apparently able to cherry-pick left-leaning votes.

And here is the Tyee:

On Layton's right is Stephane Dion. The long-shot former Liberal cabinet minister wrapped himself in green before marching to the head of his party in December. Now he can't make a public appearance without flaunting his dog Kyoto, and showing off his enviro chops. On Layton's left is Elizabeth May, the leader of the Green. The party has great brand recognition to go with its growing profile as the go to party on the greenhouse file.

It's been said many times before, but it bears repeating:  the Greens are socially liberal (e.g. on the left) and fiscally conservative (e.g. on the right).  We are far from being to the left of the NDP on most issues, and in fact we are regularly criticized by our own left-leaning members for being too far to the right.  Furthermore, our environmental principles pervade everything we do in a way that transcends traditional political left-right categorizations. 

I understand that reporters don't always have the space to get these points across, but I think that simplifying things to the point of saying that the Greens are "on the left" of the NDP is inaccurate and confusing to both readers and voters.  So, a friendly request to Chris and Richard:  please consider the above points when you characterize the Greens in future articles.

MINOR UPDATE:  Changed "fiscally responsible" to "fiscally conservative" to better make the point I intended to make.