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Green Party highlights the need for compassion in the repayment of emergency relief benefits
Saturday, 05 Dec 2020 - OTTAWA - Today, Green Party of Canada MPs have sent a letter to National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier calling on her to ensure that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) takes a compassionate...
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Annamie Paul says Canada needs a Green Recovery Plan now to ensure a quick post-pandemic recovery, not a piecemeal approach
Wednesday, 02 Dec 2020 - OTTAWA – Following yesterday’s confirmation that the Liberal government is likely to trigger a confidence vote on the Fall Economic Statement 2020 (FES), Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is urging...
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We need a comprehensive plan that rises to the scale of the challenges and opportunities of this moment, says Annamie Paul
Monday, 30 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – Responding to today’s Fall Economic Statement 2020 (FES), Green Party Leader Annamie Paul noted that the FES stopped short of presenting a comprehensive plan for the path forward on...
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Post-pandemic recovery planning must start now, says Green Party Leader Annamie Paul
Sunday, 29 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – In anticipation of tomorrow’s fiscal update from the federal government, the Green Party of Canada underscores the importance of seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to complete...
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Statement by Green Party Leader Annamie Paul on vaccine distribution
Friday, 27 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party has been dismayed to learn that people in Canada may have to wait to receive vaccinations due to a lack of domestic manufacturing capacity. “We must be better prepared next...
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Green Party calls for Emergency Debate on COVID-19
Friday, 20 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – With new federal modelling showing that, without a stronger response, COVID-19 cases in Canada could swell to over 60,000 per day, the Green Party is calling for an Emergency Debate in the...
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A failure of leadership: Government's climate bill squanders "the opportunity of a lifetime" for a green economic recovery, says Annamie Paul
Thursday, 19 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Annamie Paul said today that the government’s new climate legislation fails on multiple fronts as a plan to move Canada to net zero emissions and to capitalize on the once...
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Green Leader Annamie Paul notes silence of opposition leaders during biggest national emergency in 80 years
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – As Canada’ s COVID-19 cases pass the 300,000 mark Green Party Leader Annamie Paul questions the absence of Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader...
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Green Party Leader Annamie Paul outlines main expectations for government’s climate accountability legislation
Sunday, 15 Nov 2020 - OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Annamie Paul has outlined the crucial elements the Green Party expects to see included in the federal government’s upcoming climate accountability legislation. “This...
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Removal of democratically elected legislators latest example of the ongoing erosion of civil liberties in Hong Kong, says Annamie Paul
Thursday, 12 Nov 2020 - TORONTO – The Green Party of Canada strongly condemns the recent move by Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing government to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators, prompting 15 others to resign in protest. “...
