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    Green Party Issues Arctic Wake-Up Call

    Media Release | Monday, 27 Aug 2012
    All-Time Record Loss of World’ s Sea Ice Can No Longer Be Ignored OTTAWA – The Green Party today called on Stephen Harper to provide Canadians with the kind of leadership needed at a time of...

    Reckless Promotion of Maritime Offshore Drilling Opposed

    Media Release | Friday, 24 Aug 2012
    Provincial/Federal Governments/Agencies Must Represent Citizens, not Big Oil OTTAWA – This hasn't been a good week for Canadians who care about their environment.  The oil and gas industry on the...

    The shell game

    Blog | Wednesday, 22 Aug 2012
    The idea of a shell game is simple enough.  Three small shells or cups glide around a surface, hiding one small object.  Wikipedia notes that this game is an elaborate, if simple, confidence trick,...

    Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Joint Statement

    Statement | Tuesday, 21 Aug 2012
    As the Green parliamentary political parties of seven nations whose governments are currently in the process of negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), we are issuing this joint...

    World Humanitarian Day

    Media Release | Sunday, 19 Aug 2012
    World Humanitarian Day, August 19, is a relatively new day of recognition.  It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 to acknowledge and honour those courageous people who...

    Green Party Convention Featured Speakers

    Media Release | Wednesday, 15 Aug 2012
    SIDNEY -- The Saanich-Gulf Islands riding association is proud to host the 2012 Green Party Convention in Sidney, BC, this weekend, August 17-19th, 2012 and welcomes tremendous speakers. “I’m so...

    Oshawa Ethanol Plant More Greed Than Green?

    Media Release | Monday, 13 Aug 2012
    Patronage, not the Environment Appears to be Behind Project OTTAWA – The Harper Conservatives’ latest move to support the building of a $200-million ethanol processing plant on Oshawa’s valuable...

    Green Party National Convention Takes a Local Approach

    Media Release | Sunday, 12 Aug 2012
    SAANICH-GULF ISLANDS -The Green Party is holding its 2012 National Convention in Sidney, BC, situated in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding of its federal leader, Elizabeth May. In the 2011 Election,...