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Canada Delivers Another Blow to Global Environmental Law
Media Release | Thursday, 28 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper's administration has once more shocked the community of nations by withdrawing from an environmental treaty. This time it is the 1994 United Nations Convention to...
Greens Question Veterans’ Support in Conservative Budget
Media Release | Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada questions Harper’s Conservatives commitment to Veterans in the Budget tabled last week. From the budget:“The Government has increased support for veterans and...
Chag Sameach - Passover Statement
Statement | Monday, 25 Mar 2013The Green Party of Canada wishes a happy holiday to everyone around the world celebrating Passover, which begins today at sundown. Passover commemorates liberation from oppression, serving as a...
Open Letter to Green Supporters
Statement | Monday, 25 Mar 2013Dear Friend, By now you may have heard the news that the Green Party of Canada will not be fielding a candidate for the upcoming Labrador by-election. The story has been swirling around social media...
May Welcomes Indigenous Youth to Parliament Hill; Criticizes Harper’s Panda Priority
Media Release | Monday, 25 Mar 2013Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands today welcomes the indigenous young walkers of The Journey of Nishiyuu to Ottawa and Parliament Hill. “I know Canadians are moved by the...
Labrador: Greens Will Not Field Candidate, Challenge NDP to Also Desist
Media Release | Saturday, 23 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Elizabeth May announced today that the Green Party of Canada has decided not to field a candidate in the upcoming Labrador by-election and challenged the NDP to do the same. “The electoral...
Flaherty has changed — and more than just his footwear
Blog | Friday, 22 Mar 2013There is a distinct change of tone in the 2013 budget. It is a matter of tone more than substance, but the jackboot style of Budget 2012 — the “we will build pipelines and the environment be damned”...
Greens speak out for climate action: May explains her new Private Members' Bill C-484
Media Release | Friday, 22 Mar 2013VICTORIA - Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, along with prominent BC Green Party candidates Andrew Weaver and Adam Olsen, are standing up for action on climate change...
The Green Party Marks Earth Hour Saturday
Media Release | Friday, 22 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Tomorrow, the Green Party will join concerned citizens, businesses, and governments across Canada and around the world in marking and celebrating another Earth Hour – the sixth since it was...
UN World Water Day: Canada’s Water at Risk
Media Release | Friday, 22 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Today, the Green Party of Canada is pleased to mark the United Nation’s World Water Day. This is an opportunity to focus on the importance of freshwater in our lives and how we will protect...