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Leaders of the Green Party of Nova Scotia and Canada issue joint statement calling on Nova Scotia to halt plans to reopen Donkin Mine
Media Release | Thursday, 07 Jan 2016(OTTAWA) Nova Scotia Interim Green Party Leader Brynn Nheiley, and Federal Green Party of Canada Leader, Elizabeth May called on the Nova Scotia government to halt any plans to reopen the Donkin coal...
Green Party welcomes Syrian refugees to their new home
Media Release | Thursday, 10 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich-Gulf Islands), extends a warm welcome to the first group of Syrian refugees arriving this evening at Pearson...
The Green Party of Canada Commemorates Human Rights Day
Media Release | Thursday, 10 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) - Today, on Human Rights Day, the Green Party recognizes the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. “Canada played a lead role...
An opportunity to fix what was broken
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich-Gulf Islands), announced today that she has placed a number of motions on the order paper to serve as a starting point...
Green parliamentarians from around the world call for climate treaty that works
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) - Green MPs meeting on the morning of December 9th (Paris time) reviewed the state of play in current negotiations. "It is clear that the collective commitments from all nations here amount...
Greens Applaud Finland’s plan for a Guaranteed Annual Income
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada applauds the recent announcement by Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila, to implement a Basic Annual Income. It will make Finland the first in the world to provide...
Green Party news from COP21: Canada making a difference
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) -The Green Party of Canada group at COP21 is encouraged by the constructive atmosphere as the negotiations enter the final days. “It is critical that the community of nations succeed in...
Green Party committed to supporting the Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Dec 2015OTTAWA – The Green Party applauded the government’s plan for extensive consultation with the families and communities of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. “Federal action on missing...
Green Party Statement on Hanukkah
Media Release | Sunday, 06 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) - As Hanukkah begins at sundown this evening, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich - Gulf Islands) would like to extend best wishes to Canada’s Jewish community...
Let’s get the details right: Green Party will play a constructive role in opposition
Media Release | Friday, 04 Dec 2015(OTTAWA) December 4, 2015 - After watching the Speech from the Throne from COP21 in Paris, Elizabeth May said “I congratulate the new government for a positive and inclusive Speech from the Throne. I...