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Statement on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Statement | Friday, 17 Oct 2014OTTAWA – Today marks the 21st annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This day of observance was designated by the United Nations in 1993 in order to promote awareness of the need to...
Statement on World Food Day
Statement | Thursday, 16 Oct 2014OTTAWA – World Food Day is celebrated each year in honour of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on October 16, 1945. The theme for World Food Day 2014 is “Family...
Greens call on federal government to honour First Nations treaty rights, say “No” to Site C Dam
Media Release | Wednesday, 15 Oct 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today calls on the federal government to abide by the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent ruling in the Tsilhqot’in land title case, and to honour the established...
Today is National All Buffleheads Day
Media Release | Wednesday, 15 Oct 2014OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada today celebrates the annual return of the Bufflehead, the world’s smallest diving duck, to the Saanich Peninsula. These punctual sea ducks return to their winter...
Counting our Blessings
Blog | Monday, 13 Oct 2014On this Thanksgiving weekend, I think we are all drawn toward the counting of blessings. As my new book tries to set out, I think of “who we are” as a people and as a nation. And as both, we have...
The speech I did not get to give
Blog | Saturday, 11 Oct 2014I had thought that the debate on sending a military mission into Iraq would allow for me to make a 10 minute speech. Due to the motion for closure, I never had that chance. I had some rough notes of...
Climate Change is a threat to food production—one we are ignoring
Blog | Thursday, 09 Oct 2014As the multilateral process within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) works toward a new, more inclusive and stronger treaty to limit greenhouse gases to be completed...
Community calls for protection of Saanich Inlet ecosystem
Media Release | Thursday, 09 Oct 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, today tabled a petition on behalf of the Saanich Inlet Protection Society in the House of Commons calling...
Greens urge feds and provinces to step-up and increase investments in public transit and municipal infrastructure
Media Release | Wednesday, 08 Oct 2014OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, today joined Green municipal leaders and candidates in urging federal and provincial governments to help...
Report from Environment Commissioner confirms continued failure of Harper Conservatives
Media Release | Tuesday, 07 Oct 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is disturbed by the government’s lack of meaningful response to today’s Report from Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.“Once again...