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Climate must be part of G8 economic talks
Media Release | Wednesday, 25 May 2011OTTAWA - This week, G8 leaders will meet in France to discuss global issues, with stabilizing the global economy at the top of the agenda. “Discussions on the economy can no longer ignore the threat...
Statement by Elizabeth May on the situation in Slave Lake, Alberta
Media Release | Wednesday, 18 May 2011OTTAWA - On behalf of the Green Party, I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the people of Slave Lake, Alberta who have lost their homes and their entire community to wild fires. I am very...
Elizabeth May calls for federal assistance for victims of flooding in Manitoba and Quebec
Media Release | Wednesday, 18 May 2011OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP-elect for Saanich-Gulf Islands, is calling on the federal government to provide federal government support for the thousands of Canadians...
Statement on the Anniversary of the Declaration of the State of Israel
Media Release | Friday, 13 May 2011We join all those today who celebrate the anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. We join all in working for peace, stability and justice for the peoples of the region.
Government must choose science over profit for Bluefin Tuna
Media Release | Thursday, 12 May 2011The Green Party is calling on the Government of Canada to heed the recommendation of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife (COSEWIC) designating the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna an endangered...
Dismal safety record of company responsible for Peace River oil spill raises alarm bells for Greens
Media Release | Monday, 09 May 2011SIDNEY, BC – The dismal safety record of the company responsible for the oil spill near Peace River, Alberta last month is cause for serious alarm, said the Green Party today. Plains Midstream Canada...
Elizabeth May calls for immediate investigation and corporate consequences for Peace River oil spill
Media Release | Thursday, 05 May 2011Canada's first elected Green Member of Parliament, Elizabeth May, today decried the devastation created by the Peace River oil spill and called for an immediate investigation and serious consequences...
Elizabeth May makes history in Saanich-Gulf Islands
Media Release | Tuesday, 03 May 2011The voters of Saanich-Gulf Islands (SGI) have made history, electing Canada’s first Green Member of Parliament. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party, defeated Conservative Cabinet Minister Gary...
Green Party leader Elizabeth May to hold press conference on Tuesday morning
Media Release | Tuesday, 03 May 2011Elizabeth May, Green Party leader and Canada’s first elected Green MP, will hold a press conference on Tuesday morning. Ms. May will discuss her landslide victory in Saanich—Gulf Islands and the...