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Bill C-442, the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act, up for its Second Reading debate in the House of Commons
Media Release | Monday, 03 Mar 2014OTTAWA – Today, Elizabeth May's Private Members' Bill C-442, the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act, is up for its Second Reading debate in the House of Commons. Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament...
New Prosperity mine decision a win for the environment
Media Release | Thursday, 27 Feb 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada joins the BC Green Party in welcoming today’s announcement from Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq that the New Prosperity mine development proposal has...
End of the line for Maritime passenger rail?
Media Release | Thursday, 27 Feb 2014HALIFAX – Bruce Hyer, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada will be embarking on a rail trip from Halifax to Montreal this Sunday, in...
Better air surveillance welcome news, but where's the oil spill response?
Media Release | Thursday, 20 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada Leader and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, welcomed Wednesday’s announcement made by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt regarding the increase of funding for...
Statement for The Day We Fight Back campaign:
Media Release | Thursday, 13 Feb 2014The Green Party of Canada is proud to join with OpenMedia and over 300 other organizations worldwide for this important international campaign against mass surveillance. In joining, we are taking a...
Greens celebrate the establishment of “Lindsey’s Law”
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, M.P. for Saanich-Gulf Islands, extended her personal thanks to Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty for, at long last, moving to establish a DNA database to...
Harper’s Olympic Budget falls well short of the podium
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, panned Harper’s 2014 budget as a re-hash of mediocre measures and old messaging. “Starting with the positives, a gold medal is deserved...
Leaked documents reveal Canada fighting environmental regulations proposed by US in Trans-Pacific Partnership
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has endorsed the call that was made today by seven countries’ senior legislators for...
A real ‘Fair Elections Act’ would start with getting rid of First Past the Post
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today voiced its disappointment with the Conservatives’ new ‘Fair Elections Act’, unveiled this morning by Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State for Democratic Reform...
Green Party of Canada celebrates Black History Month
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014OTTAWA – On the occasion of this the 19th annual Black History Month in Canada, the Green Party of Canada would like to recognize the many important contributions of Canadians of African descent to...