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Statement from the Green Party of Canada for World Refugee Day 2014
Media Release | Friday, 20 Jun 2014OTTAWA – On UN World Refugee Day 2014, the Green Party of Canada is bringing attention to the plight of displaced persons across the globe. “Not so long ago, Canada was a world leader in welcoming...
Camille Labchuk: Fossil fuels, toxic waste moving by rail through our own backyards
Media Release | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2014TORONTO – Camille Labchuk, the Green Party candidate in the Trinity-Spadina federal by-election, is making rail safety a priority in her campaign in the downtown Toronto riding. Elizabeth May, Leader...
Predictable cabinet decision on Enbridge project launches the fight to stop pipelines, tankers on the BC Coast
Media Release | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2014OTTAWA – Today's unsurprising federal Cabinet decision to conditionally approve Enbridge’s pipeline proposal means that the fight to stop this risky project is just beginning. This afternoon, the...
Liberal candidate in Trinity-Spadina chooses pizza over climate
Media Release | Monday, 16 Jun 2014TORONTO – Adam Vaughan, Liberal candidate in the upcoming Trinity–Spadina by-election, has backed out of an all-candidates debate on climate change scheduled to take place tonight, leaving only Green...
Torture now an accepted way of doing business in Canada?
Media Release | Friday, 13 Jun 2014The media has reported that the Conservative government has secretly ordered the Canadian military to share information with allies, even in cases where there is a serious risk that sharing this...
Elizabeth May congratulates Mike Schreiner and Ontario Greens on a hard-fought campaign
Media Release | Friday, 13 Jun 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, today congratulates Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Greens, and all the other Green candidates on a...
Elizabeth May’s Act to create a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease passes House of Commons
Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May’s Private Members Bill, C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, has passed through 3rd reading with the unanimous consent of the House of Commons. Bill C-...
Green MPs second MP Steven Fletcher’s Dying with Dignity legislation
Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014OTTAWA – Green MPs Elizabeth May and Bruce Hyer have added added their names as joint-seconders to two landmark Private Member’s Bills from Conservative MP Stephen Fletcher aimed at providing relief...
An Open Letter to the Voters of Ontario from Elizabeth May
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Jun 2014To the voters of Ontario: As Leader of the federal Green Party, I have watched the Ontario election campaign with great concern.First and foremost, I am proud of the impressive job done by Ontario...
Greens maintain support for Hupacasath First Nation’s legal challenge of dangerous FIPA treaty
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Jun 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada maintains its strong support for the Hupacasath First Nation as they present their landmark legal challenge of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and...