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Statement for Eid al-Adha
Statement | Friday, 26 Oct 2012The Green Party would like to recognize Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, a very important day for Muslims in the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah. It is the beginning of the annual, three-day...
Statement for Eid al-Adha
Statement | Friday, 26 Oct 2012The Green Party would like to recognize Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, a very important day for Muslims in the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah. It is the beginning of the annual, three-day...
Chinese Investor Lawsuits Could Cripple Canada
Media Release | Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012NAFTA Suits a Warning of Canada-China Treaty Potential OTTAWA – As the Harper Conservatives move steadily toward the probable November 2 ratification of the Canada-China Investment Treaty, an...
Disarmament Week Statement
Statement | Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012The Green Party will be marking Disarmament Week, beginning October 24 on the anniversary of the 1945 founding of the United Nations, “This very important week of observance was originally...
The Canada-China Investment Treaty Cannot be Ratified Without Provinces’ Approval
Media Release | Tuesday, 23 Oct 2012OTTAWA – With only 9 days to go before the Harper Conservatives can legally ratify the Canada-China Investment Treaty, the Green Party of Canada wants to emphasize the fact that ratification without...
Why does Harper have more ambitious growth targets for the oil sands than those in the oil patch?
Blog | Sunday, 21 Oct 2012The Prime Minister's goal of six million barrels of oil a day from the oil sands is driving our foreign policy, our trade policy, has undermined our global climate commitments, is eviscerating our...
Green Party Past President and Arctic Scientist Wins Seat in Whitehorse
Media Release | Friday, 19 Oct 2012OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada sends sincere congratulations to new Whitehorse City Councillor John Streicker.John is an Arctic scientist and community advocate. He is the past President of the...
The threat to Canada’s sovereignty -- what we are giving to China
Blog | Thursday, 18 Oct 2012In the last issue of Island Tides, I detailed my fears about the Canada-China version of the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA). In Question Period, I had asked about when...
Bill C-45 Greatly Diminishes Right to Unimpeded Navigable Waters
Media Release | Thursday, 18 Oct 2012OTTAWA – In Bill C-38, Stephen Harper gutted environmental laws brought in by Brian Mulroney. Now he has gone after environmental laws brought in by Sir John A. Macdonald. Bill C-45, a second Act to...
The Feds May Have Known of Geoengineering Experiment in BC
Media Release | Thursday, 18 Oct 2012OTTAWA – UK Newspaper The Guardian revealed yesterday that an American businessman conducted a massive ocean fertilisation test, dumping around 100 tonnes of iron sulphate off British Columbia's...