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Greens Mark UN World Refugee Day
Statement | Thursday, 20 Jun 2013It should not come as a surprise that the focus for this year’s UN World Refugee Day, established in 2000 to raise awareness about the plight of refugees, is on the impact of war on families. The...
Threats to Oceans Growing “As Never Before”
Statement | Friday, 07 Jun 2013Today is World Oceans Day. As Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wrote in Embassy News recently, it is “a rare time when we actually turn our attention to the source of life on earth. As terrestrial...
UN World Environment Day More Relevant Than Ever
Statement | Wednesday, 05 Jun 2013The Green Party of Canada celebrates the UN’s World Environment Day (WED) today along with nations and citizens around the globe. Founded in 1972, this annual event is designed to promote positive...
Green Party Marks International Day for Biodiversity
Statement | Wednesday, 22 May 2013The Green Party today celebrates the UN International Day for Biodiversity (IDB), designed to promote and protect the diversity of our ecosystems, species, genes, even our landscape. The IDB was...
Statement by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May on the passing of Margaret Thatcher
Statement | Monday, 08 Apr 2013Statement by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May on the passing of Margaret Thatcher: "Margaret Thatcher took strong positions. Among them people forget her science-based concern about the...
Letter to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, requesting a Royal Inquiry to restore Canada to a free and fair democracy
Statement | Thursday, 04 Apr 2013Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom August 30, 2012 Your Majesty, I wish to write to you regarding a matter of grave importance to Canadians, and I request...
Green Party Wishes a Joyous Easter Sunday to Canadian Christians
Statement | Friday, 29 Mar 2013As the Lenten period draws to a close with the sombre marking of Good Friday and the death and passion of Jesus Christ, those who observe the joy of Resurrection on Easter Sunday are wished a joyous...
Chag Sameach - Passover Statement
Statement | Monday, 25 Mar 2013The Green Party of Canada wishes a happy holiday to everyone around the world celebrating Passover, which begins today at sundown. Passover commemorates liberation from oppression, serving as a...
Open Letter to Green Supporters
Statement | Monday, 25 Mar 2013Dear Friend, By now you may have heard the news that the Green Party of Canada will not be fielding a candidate for the upcoming Labrador by-election. The story has been swirling around social media...
Open Media’s Time for an Upgrade campaign
Statement | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Statement by Green Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, about Open Media’s Time for an Upgrade campaign: “Canadians are frustrated with the limited options...