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Green Party of Canada extends best wishes for Rosh Hashanah
Statement | Wednesday, 24 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish High Holy Days and the beginning of the Jewish New Year, begins tonight at sundown. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for...
September 22 is Car Free Day
Statement | Monday, 22 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Today is World Car Free Day, an international day of action to promote alternative modes of transportation and a cleaner environment. “Car Free Day is an opportunity to think critically...
Statement on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks
Statement | Thursday, 11 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, issued the following statement to remember and honour those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001: "...
Statement on Labour Day 2014
Statement | Monday, 01 Sep 2014OTTAWA – On Labour Day, the Green Party of Canada reminds all Canadians of the achievements of the labour movement in this country and around the world, and the threats to workers’ rights that...
Statement from the President of the Green Party of Canada
Statement | Friday, 01 Aug 2014Green Party President, Paul Estrin, today issued the following statement clarifying recent statements made on the Israel–Gaza conflict. (Backgrounder attached) Dear Green Party members and...
Statement by Elizabeth May and Bruce Hyer on the Passing of Jim Flaherty
Statement | Thursday, 10 Apr 2014OTTAWA - On behalf of the Green Party, our members, staff and volunteers, we wish to extend deepest condolences to the family of Jim Flaherty. He was a rare partisan, able to extend a mischievous...
With the Harper Administration flailing on C-23, Conservative MPs need to check themselves
Statement | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2014Yesterday in the House of Commons, Conservative Members of Parliament Pierre Poilievre (Minister of State for Democratic Reform) and Ted Opitz accused Elizabeth May, and the Green Party of Canada, of...
Remember Fukushima: Sayonara Nukes
Statement | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2014OTTAWA – Protesters in Tokyo have been demanding that the doomed nuclear reactors in Fukushima remain shut down in anticipation of today’s third anniversary of the disaster. Carrying placards...
International Women's Day: focus on continuing sexism
Statement | Saturday, 08 Mar 2014OTTAWA - International Women’s Day is a reminder to celebrate the great achievements that society has made in recognizing the equality of women. “Canadian girls have many more role models and they...
World Day of Social Justice: Healthy Communities and a Sustainable Economy
Statement | Thursday, 20 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Today, the Green Party of Canada would like to raise awareness to the United Nations World Day of Social Justice, observed on February 20th since 2007. The key to social justice, one of...