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Green Party of Canada calls for measures to prevent the influx of invasive carp in the St. Lawrence River
Media Release | Friday, 03 Mar 2017Montreal - Following the Trump administration’s announcement to suspend a plan to prevent the introduction of silver carp in the Great Lakes, the Green Party of Canada is calling on the Trudeau...
Green Party of Canada announces Daniel Green as by-election candidate in Saint-Laurent
Media Release | Thursday, 02 Mar 2017Montreal, March 2, 2017 — The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce Daniel Green, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, as its candidate in the Saint-Laurent by-election to be held on...
Green Party of Canada applauds federal court’s decision to allow Canada to appeal perverse ruling by NAFTA panel in Bilcon case
Media Release | Friday, 24 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada applauds the Federal Court decision to allow Canada to appeal the outrageous ruling against Canada by a panel of arbitrators under Chapter 11 of NAFTA. Under...
Budget 2017: Greens call on Liberals to honour campaign promise and close tax loophole on stock options
Media Release | Thursday, 23 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Liberals to honour their campaign promise to close a lucrative tax loophole for the rich by taxing stock options like personal income. When...
Nira Dookeran nominated as Green Party of Canada candidate in Ottawa-Vanier
Media Release | Monday, 20 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate, Nira Dookeran, for the 2017 Ottawa-Vanier by-election. “I'm running for the Green Party of Canada because...
Greens congratulate Université Laval on fossil fuel divestment commitment, encourage other universities to follow suit
Media Release | Saturday, 18 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada celebrates the actions of Université Laval to commit to divest from all fossil fuel holdings, and is encouraging all Canadian universities, pension funds and...
CETA not a done deal after EU Parliament vote
Media Release | Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada notes that the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) could face years of ratification votes in member countries before it takes full effect...
Canadians rally from coast to coast to hold Trudeau to electoral reform promise
Media Release | Saturday, 11 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) February 11, 2017 - Canadians joined rallies in cities from coast to coast today to demand that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau honour his promise on electoral reform. Elizabeth May, Leader of...
Prime Minister betrays Canadians by abandoning electoral reform promise
Media Release | Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement following a decision by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to abandon the...
Flawed Mydemocracy.ca survey still supports key PR attributes
Media Release | Wednesday, 25 Jan 2017(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement following yesterday's release of the mydemocracy.ca report: “Yesterday's...