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Greens appoint former Canadian Armed Forces doctor as defence critic
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Oct 2019OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands) has named Dr. Jennifer Purdy (candidate for Kanata-Carleton) as defence critic on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet...
Greens will ALWAYS stand up for Canadian workers, says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Oct 2019MONTREAL – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is deeply disappointed by false statements about the party’s position on organized labour made by NDP leader Jagmeet Singh during his speech to CUPE...
Green Party calls upon CAPP to stop using foreign money to mislead Canadians
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Oct 2019OTTAWA – Canadians should know that oil giants like ExxonMobil are attempting to undermine Canada’s democratic process in this election. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has...
Greens will stand up for culture in Quebec, promises Elizabeth May
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Oct 2019MONTREAL , QC — Quebec Green MPs will stand up for culture, said Green Party leader Elizabeth May, who stopped at Place des Arts today to deliver her plan for culture in Quebec. “We’re very proud to...
Greens oppose all pipelines, including in St. Lawrence River, and will support Quebec
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Oct 2019LONGUEUIL , Q.C. — The Greens will stand up with Quebecers against the construction of any fossil fuel pipeline anywhere in Quebec -- including the new CP3 pipeline that would cross the St. Lawrence...
Green Party Removes Candidate Over Social Media Posts
Media Release | Monday, 07 Oct 2019OTTAWA - Today the Green Party of Canada (GPC) removed Marthe Lépine as its candidate for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell. Lépine had recently published several posts expressing views about abortion that...
The first step in meeting the affordability crisis – Pharmacare now
Media Release | Monday, 07 Oct 2019OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today welcomed new research showing that universal access to medication not only improves health outcomes but also the economic wellbeing of low income Canadians. “...
Greens promise to end colonial oppression and phase out the Indian Act
Media Release | Saturday, 05 Oct 2019COWICHAN BAY, B.C . — Canada has a profound legal obligation to reconcile and provide restitution for the colonial relations — marked by violent expropriation, displacement and forced assimilation —...
Outrageous and egregious, says Elizabeth May responding to government’s challenge to decision on First Nations children
Media Release | Friday, 04 Oct 2019SIDNEY, B.C. — Today the Liberals went far beyond the normal reach of a writ period “caretaker government”, when they challenged the recent landmark ruling by the Candian Human Rights Tribunal to...
Greens can see the forest for the trees: the role of tree planting in Mission: Possible
Media Release | Friday, 04 Oct 2019SIDNEY, B.C. — To avoid hitting tipping points that could push human civilization past the point of no return, human society globally faces an immense challenge. Greens acknowledge in the Mission:...