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    Hunger Strikes

    Blog | Friday, 28 Dec 2012
    I was reading Naomi Klein’s piece the other day about her wakening to take care of her little boy and then thinking about Chief Spence, hungry in the night. I thought to myself, “she’s not feeling...

    Idle No More Rally in Ottawa

    Blog | Thursday, 20 Dec 2012
    Dear supporter,Join us for the Idle No More rally this Friday in Ottawa. Idle No More is a First Nations grassroots movement created in reaction to Harper's C-45 Omnibus Bill and its attack on...

    Green Party Supports the #idlenomore Movement

    Media Release | Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012
    OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada calls on all Canadians to take part in #idlenomore events throughout Canada. Green Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, specifically...

    “Day of Shame”: Canada Officially Out of Kyoto

    Media Release | Friday, 14 Dec 2012
    OTTAWA – On December 15th, Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol will take legal effect. Canada will be the only nation out of more than 180 to legally exit the protocol.  “It is the first...

    Backgrounder: Canada & Climate Change

    Backgrounder | Friday, 14 Dec 2012
    Canada is required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to maintain an inventory of overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to submit an annual report.  All of the GHG...

    What to make of the federal by-elections?

    Blog | Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012
    On November 26, voters in three ridings went to the polls to replace MPs who resigned within the last few months. In June, Calgary Centre Conservative Lee Richardson resigned to accept a position as...

    Grassroots Petition Presses For Robocall Scandal Inquiry

    Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012
    OTTAWA – Members of Parliament Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Island), Craig Scott (Toronto–Danforth) and Stéphane Dion (St-Laurent–Cartierville) joined forces today and tabled a petition calling for an...

    It’s the environment and the economy, stupid

    Blog | Monday, 10 Dec 2012
    One of the most persistent and confounding fallacies of political discourse is the idea that we must choose between environmental protection and a healthy economy. According to years of polling,...

    Experts respond to outcome of UN climate talks in Doha

    Blog | Saturday, 08 Dec 2012
    While saddened and shamed by Canadian government performance in Doha, I am so proud of our hard-working environmental representatives, especially the Canadian youth. Here is their summary press...