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Government’s latest climate announcement fails to include a new GHG emissions-reduction target and a tangible framework for Canada to meet its international obligations, says Annamie Paul
Media Release | Friday, 11 Dec 2020OTTAWA – The federal government’s latest climate plan – a Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy – still lacks the bold vision and framework necessary for Canada to meet its climate obligations...
Time for Canada to create its own Green Recovery Climate Plan says Green Leader Annamie Paul
Media Release | Friday, 11 Dec 2020OTTAWA – On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, the Green Party of Canada is setting out the essential elements of a Green Recovery plan for Canada. “We cannot afford to...
Green Party Statement for Hanukkah 2020
Statement | Thursday, 10 Dec 2020TORONTO – Today marks the beginning of Hanukkah, and for eight days Jewish people around the world will celebrate by lighting candles. In a year marked by much sadness and darkness, this Festival of...
Green Party Statement for Human Rights Day 2020
Statement | Thursday, 10 Dec 2020OTTAWA – The theme of this year’s United Nations Human Rights Day is: Recover Better: Stand Up for Human Rights. As countries begin to lay out their pandemic recovery plans, the UN is urging that...
First Ministers Meeting opportunity to prioritize universal Long-term Care, says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Dec 2020OTTAWA – Ahead of tomorrow’s First Ministers’ Meeting, the Green Party of Canada is urging provincial and territorial leaders to put aside jurisdictional squabbling and come together with the federal...
Statement from Annamie Paul on the 50th anniversary of the Report by the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada
Statement | Monday, 07 Dec 2020OTTAWA – “We have come a long way in the 50 years since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada released its trailblazing report, but there is still much work to be done,” said Green...
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Statement | Sunday, 06 Dec 2020OTTAWA – Today we remember the 14 women who were murdered on December 6, 1989 at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. They died because they were women. Thirty-one years later, gender-based violence...
Green Party highlights the need for compassion in the repayment of emergency relief benefits
Media Release | Saturday, 05 Dec 2020OTTAWA - Today, Green Party of Canada MPs have sent a letter to National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier calling on her to ensure that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) takes a compassionate...
Annamie Paul says Canada needs a Green Recovery Plan now to ensure a quick post-pandemic recovery, not a piecemeal approach
Media Release | Wednesday, 02 Dec 2020OTTAWA – Following yesterday’s confirmation that the Liberal government is likely to trigger a confidence vote on the Fall Economic Statement 2020 (FES), Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is urging...
We need a comprehensive plan that rises to the scale of the challenges and opportunities of this moment, says Annamie Paul
Media Release | Monday, 30 Nov 2020OTTAWA – Responding to today’s Fall Economic Statement 2020 (FES), Green Party Leader Annamie Paul noted that the FES stopped short of presenting a comprehensive plan for the path forward on...