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Labour Day brings Concern over Erosion of Workers' Rights
Media Release | Monday, 03 Sep 2012OTTAWA - This Labour Day, the Green Party is expressing concern over the maintenance of labour rights in Canada. "It is so important that the federal government support the right of all workers in...
Submission to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel
Blog | Friday, 31 Aug 2012As leader of the Green Party of Canada and as the Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, I appreciate this opportunity to place on the written record my comments on the Enbridge proposal for...
Global action needed to resist a naval base on the island of Jeju
Media Release | Thursday, 30 Aug 2012An unwanted naval base in a UNESCO-designated preserve is proceeding in spite of local resistance, increased military tension in the region and a looming ecological disaster. “Canadians are urged to...
Green Party Issues Arctic Wake-Up Call
Media Release | Monday, 27 Aug 2012All-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 2012Provincial/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 2012The 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 2012As 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...
Canadians want more product labeling, not reductions in food and drug regulations
Blog | Sunday, 19 Aug 2012In all the slashing and burning of existing environmental laws, the dramatic reduction of oversight of the Canadian domestic spy agency, the loss of sovereignty in allowing US law enforcement...
World Humanitarian Day
Media Release | Sunday, 19 Aug 2012World 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 2012SIDNEY -- 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...