News
Chance to get life-saving drugs to Africa–but will it pass?
Blog | Thursday, 29 Nov 2012Last year many Canadians were saddened when Private Members Bill C-393, which had passed in the House, died in the Senate when the spring 2011 election was called. The bill is an attempt to fix what...
Elizabeth May to Speak to Budget Omnibus Bill C-45, Table Amendments
Media Release | Thursday, 29 Nov 2012OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will table dozens of substantive policy amendments to Budget Omnibus Bill C-45 when it returns to the House of Commons for Report Stage on Thursday, November...
May calls on Prime Minister to change course at UN climate talks
Media Release | Thursday, 29 Nov 2012OTTAWA – Green Party leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, held a press conference today to explain the importance of the UN Climate Conference (COP18) unfolding in Doha, Qatar, until...
Backgrounder - Green Party amendments to Bill C-45
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012Parts 1, 2 and 3 The measures in Parts 1 through 3 of C-45 are largely technical changes typical of Budget Implementation legislation. They include: positive steps to encourage investment in clean...
Accusations of Vote Splitting are Baseless
Blog | Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012Pundits were quick yesterday to point the finger at the Green Party for allegedly splitting the left-of-centre vote in the Calgary by-election. I don’t think these people paid attention to the...
Top Musicians, Water Advocates, MPs Oppose Elimination of the Navigable Waters Protection Act
Media Release | Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012OTTAWA – Singer-songwriters Sarah Harmer and Leslie Feist joined Gord Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip, today to speak out against the Harper Conservatives’ elimination of the Navigable...
NWPA Statements
Statement | Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012Gord Downie, musician and Waterkeeper Steward: For thousands of years, the laws of the land said that all people were free to travel anywhere on any waterway. Building on that tradition, all...
The Green Candidates are Contenders
Media Release | Monday, 26 Nov 2012VICTORIA, BC – Green Leader Elizabeth May reacted to by-elections results tonight before leaving Victoria for Ottawa.“I want to congratulate Green candidates Donald Galloway, Chris Turner and...
Green Party Calls for Greater Action to Stop Violence Against Women/Girls
Media Release | Saturday, 24 Nov 2012On the eve of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Green Party calls on the Harper Conservatives to act more decisively to help end this daily...
Elizabeth May is the Parliamentarian of the Year
Media Release | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012OTTAWA – Green Leader Elizabeth May won top honours at tonight’s 2012 Parliamentarian of the Year Awards, an annual event organised by Macleans’ and L’Actualité. The MPs themselves voted in eight...