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KPMG Scandal: Greens Would Close Tax Haven Loopholes
Media Release | Thursday, 10 Sep 2015(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada condemns KPMG’s offshore sham that allowed a Victoria, B.C., family to pay almost no taxes for the past eight years. “Tax havens and tax credits used by the...
Greens Unveil 2015 Platform For a Canada That Works. Together.
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Sep 2015(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada is first out of the gate this election in launching its platform. Green Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich - Gulf Islands) today unveiled the Green Party’s fully...
Greens Demand we Defend Canada’s Sovereignty
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Sep 2015(NANAIMO) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), today called for Canada to reject any new investor-state agreements (often referred to as FIPA’s – Foreign...
Greens want leaders to meet on Syrian crisis
Media Release | Monday, 07 Sep 2015(OTTAWA) September 8, 2015 - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands) today replied to Justin Trudeau’s letter proposing that all major party leaders meet to...
Elizabeth May Announces Measures to Protect Canada's Sovereignty from Investor-State Agreements – September 8, 2015
Media Advisory | Monday, 07 Sep 2015(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), along with International Trade Critic Paul Manly (Nanaimo – Ladysmith) and candidate Brenda Sayers (North...
Green Party Statement for Labour Day
Statement | Monday, 07 Sep 2015(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), issued the following statement on Labour Day: “Today, the Green Party celebrates the many accomplishments of...
Campaign Blog - Day 35
Blog | Monday, 07 Sep 2015Debate update. Saanich-Gulf Islands is the riding of lots of debates. Healthy democracy. High voter turn-out. In 2011 we had 13 All-Candidate Meetings. We are currently at 16 invitations locally. ...
Campaign Blog - Day 34
Blog | Sunday, 06 Sep 2015This weekend is my annual blast of meeting, greeting, hugging and chatting with the thousands of people who come to the Saanich Fall Fair. Selfies and Facebook postings scatter across Canada and by...
Green Party Calls on the Government to Use Military Transport to Bring Syrian Refugees to Canada
Media Release | Saturday, 05 Sep 2015(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada is calling on Stephen Harper to utilize the Canadian Armed Forces to help bring Syrian refugees to Canada by the most efficient means possible, whether that is...
Campaign Blog - Day 32
Blog | Friday, 04 Sep 2015The day was dominated by the outrage across Canada over our failure to respond to the refugee crisis. I have become friends with an amazing woman who lives just outside my riding, but I work for her...