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On UN International Day of Forests, Canadian Greens celebrate our forests
Media Release | Friday, 21 Mar 2014OTTAWA – On this the second annual International Day of Forests, the Green Party of Canada highlighted the critical importance of our nation’s forests both to Canadians and to the world. With ten...
What’s up with FATCA? An issue that should concern more than those Canadians with ties to the US
Blog | Wednesday, 19 Mar 2014There was a time when the United States had high regard for its own rules of citizenship. If a US citizen moved to another country, took up citizenship in that other country and lived there for more...
4 facts about Keystone XL:
Blog | Monday, 17 Mar 2014Last week I wrote to US Secretary of State John Kerry to urge him to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. In the letter I was clear about four Keystone XL facts:- Keystone hurts the...
Greens release official submission to US decision process on Keystone: "Do Canada a favour. Say no to Keystone"
Media Release | Monday, 17 Mar 2014OTTAWA – In advance of the deadline to respond to the US State Department’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Keystone XL pipeline, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada...
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is spinning out of control
Media Release | Friday, 14 Mar 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada challenges claims made by Canada’s Natural Resources Minister at the FirstEnergy East Coast Energy Conference yesterday in New York. Before an audience of US and...
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...
NEB decision another predictable error, say Greens
Media Release | Friday, 07 Mar 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party is not surprised with the decision released yesterday, by the National Energy Board (NEB), to approve, with conditions, the Enbridge Pipelines application for the Line 9B...
FATCA a threat to Canadian rights and sovereignty
Media Release | Wednesday, 05 Mar 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling for greater public and parliamentary scrutiny of a recently announced tax agreement between Canada and the United States, stating that it threatens the...
Green's Leader Elizabeth May calls for greater transparency in the House of Commons
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Mar 2014OTTAWA – Today, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands, asked for unanimous consent on a motion to invite the Auditor General to conduct...