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10 Reasons Why Harper Isn't Really Canadian
Blog | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013In a Global interview with Laura Stone, I am quoted as saying that Stephen Harper is "not Canadian." Having lunch with a reporter on virtually no sleep is a high risk proposition, but I didn't say...
It just keeps getting worse—under-estimating the GHG impacts of bitumen
Blog | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013The news out of Detroit is pretty shocking. The only thing more shocking is that it is not making headlines in Canada. The New York Times has been reporting that a mountain of coke, waste from...
Greens Mark D-Day Sacrifices for Democracy
Media Release | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today marks the anniversary of D-Day, the allied landings in Normandy, France, designed to establish a bridgehead on the western...
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...
Oceans at risk like never before
Blog | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2013Acidification is the equally evil twin’ of the climate crisis. Today, June 5, is World Environment Day, and June 8 is World Oceans Day, with the full week marked in Canada by legislation as...
Greens Support First Nation Challenge to Canada-China Treaty
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2013OTTAWA - The Green Party continues to throw its full support behind the British-Columbia-based Hupacasath as the First Nation prepares to appear in federal court Wednesday to Friday. The Hupacasath...
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Backgrounder | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2013Green Party Questions Harper Government Silence on Turkish Democracy Crisis
Media Release | Monday, 03 Jun 2013OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today expressed her dismay at the deafening silence from the Harper Conservatives to the deteriorating political situation in...
U.S. says climate change high risk’ to federal assets, Canada has no infrastructure adaptation plan
Blog | Sunday, 02 Jun 2013One of my favourite political satirical works is Terry Fallis’s The High Road. It should be assigned reading for policy studies on infrastructure. It does a brilliant job of explaining the perils of...
May Recognized for Lifelong Environmental Work
Media Release | Friday, 31 May 2013OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is proud to announce that Leader Elizabeth May, MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands, yesterday received a citation from the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (...