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IRS Tax Collection: Evasion of the US or Invasion of Canada?
Media Release | Monday, 28 Jan 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling on the government of Canada to stand on guard against the demands of the United States (US) for extraterritorial enforcement of an American law: the...
Backgrounder : Canada and FATCA
Backgrounder | Monday, 28 Jan 2013IRS Tax Collection: Evasion of the US or Invasion of Canada? The Green Party of Canada is calling on the government of Canada to stand on guard against the demands of the United States (US) for...
Green Party Supports Hupacasath First Nation’s Legal Challenge Against Canada-China Treaty
Media Release | Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada supports the legal challenge filed against the Canada-China Investment Treaty by the Hupacasath First Nation of Port Alberni, B.C. “We were the first party to raise...
“Can We All Decide to be Idle No More?”
Media Release | Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is encouraging Canadians to engage in an informed and helpful discourse on Indigenous Rights and fundamental Canadian values of sustainable development, peace,...
Why a two degree Celsius increase in the global average temperature is a big deal
Blog | Monday, 21 Jan 2013The International Energy Agency is warning that shooting past two degrees Celsius average global temperature will have “dire consequences.” And the World Bank is talking about 3.5 degrees of warming...
More VAC Pink Slips
Media Release | Friday, 18 Jan 2013OTTAWA – A Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC) spokesperson said today that 233 letters regarding staff reductions were sent across the country. Twenty-two positions at the head office in Charlottetown will...
What will 2013 hold for Canada?
Blog | Thursday, 17 Jan 2013I admit that I have failed in my number one goal for 2012—either convincing Stephen Harper to change his mind about Kyoto or to force him out of office in time to stop the withdrawal from Kyoto. On...
Canada-Colombia: El Comercio Reemplaza los Derechos Humanos
Media Release | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013OTTAWA - El Partido Verde de Canadá condena la decisión tomada por los parlamentarios conservadores del Primer Ministro Steven Harper de modificar la normativa que rige la Lista de Control de Países...
Tofino Has New, Green Mayor
Media Release | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013SIDNEY, BC – Green Party Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, Elizabeth May, welcomes the news that Josie Osborne was sworn in today as mayor of Tofino, British Columbia. Ms....
Canada-Colombia: Trade Supersedes Human Rights
Media Release | Thursday, 10 Jan 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada denounces Harper’s Conservatives decision to amend the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL) to allow Canadian arm merchants to sell fully automatic...