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Canada Delivers Another Blow to Global Environmental Law
Media Release | Thursday, 28 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper's administration has once more shocked the community of nations by withdrawing from an environmental treaty. This time it is the 1994 United Nations Convention to...
Greens Question Veterans’ Support in Conservative Budget
Media Release | Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada questions Harper’s Conservatives commitment to Veterans in the Budget tabled last week. From the budget:“The Government has increased support for veterans and...
May Welcomes Indigenous Youth to Parliament Hill; Criticizes Harper’s Panda Priority
Media Release | Monday, 25 Mar 2013Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands today welcomes the indigenous young walkers of The Journey of Nishiyuu to Ottawa and Parliament Hill. “I know Canadians are moved by the...
Labrador: Greens Will Not Field Candidate, Challenge NDP to Also Desist
Media Release | Saturday, 23 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Elizabeth May announced today that the Green Party of Canada has decided not to field a candidate in the upcoming Labrador by-election and challenged the NDP to do the same. “The electoral...
Greens speak out for climate action: May explains her new Private Members' Bill C-484
Media Release | Friday, 22 Mar 2013VICTORIA - Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, along with prominent BC Green Party candidates Andrew Weaver and Adam Olsen, are standing up for action on climate change...
The Green Party Marks Earth Hour Saturday
Media Release | Friday, 22 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Tomorrow, the Green Party will join concerned citizens, businesses, and governments across Canada and around the world in marking and celebrating another Earth Hour – the sixth since it was...
UN World Water Day: Canada’s Water at Risk
Media Release | Friday, 22 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Today, the Green Party of Canada is pleased to mark the United Nation’s World Water Day. This is an opportunity to focus on the importance of freshwater in our lives and how we will protect...
Flaherty Changed More Than His Shoes
Media Release | Thursday, 21 Mar 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada notes a distinct change in the 2013 budget. “It is a matter of tone more than substance, but the jackboot style of Budget 2012 – the 'we will build pipelines and...
Oliver’s spin fails to cover a negligent record on tanker safety
Media Release | Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013OTTAWA – “Joe Oliver’s ‘world class’ statement on tanker safety yesterday fits neatly within a clear pattern of spin-before-substance,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands...
Elizabeth May Budget Consultation Letter Made Public
Media Release | Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada makes public Elizabeth May’s federal budget recommendations sent to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as part of his Department’s pre-budgetary consultations. Mr....