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Restitution
Blog | Friday, 03 Aug 2012A few weeks ago I talked to a Globe and Mail reporter about the possibilities for cross party cooperation. I shared with her that (my own opinion, and not a party decision) that a good place to start...
Greens Welcome Ontario Refining Jobs: Fear Pipeline Spills without Appropriate Regulations
Media Release | Thursday, 02 Aug 2012OTTAWA -- The Green Party is concerned about the conditions under which Enbridge Gas is reversing the flow of crude oil in its Line 9 (Sarnia-Hamilton) pipeline. While the Green Party welcomes the...
Green Party Supports Continent-Wide Day of Action: Behaviour of Canadian Mining Companies Too Often Destructive
Media Release | Wednesday, 01 Aug 2012OTTAWA – The Green Party is pleased to offer its full support for today’s continent-wide day of action against the global offences of the Canadian mining industry. “The failure of some Canadian...
Greens, Coalition, and Scientists Demand Exploration Halt in Gulf
Media Release | Wednesday, 01 Aug 2012HALIFAX – The Green Party of Canada, the Save Our Seas and Shores Coalition, and two prominent scientists today called for an exploration and drilling moratorium in the Gulf of St. Lawrence –...
The search for heroes
Blog | Thursday, 26 Jul 2012On Wednesday, June 13th, just after Question Period and before the tabling of amendments to the Omnibus Budget Bill C-38, a rally took place outside Parliament. The on-line advocacy group leadnow.com...
May Demands Public Inquiry into Future of Strategic Resource - Latest Chinese Acquisition in Oil Sands Raises Serious Concerns
Media Release | Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012OTTAWA – The proposed purchase of Calgary-based Nexen Inc., Canada’s 12th-largest energy company, by the China National Offshore Oil Company, CNOOC Ltd., for $15.1-billion (U.S.) should be setting...
Elizabeth May to Speak at Save Katimavik Rally - Green Party Leader Says Conservatives Hurting Young People
Media Release | Thursday, 19 Jul 2012OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, will be speaking at a Toronto rally this weekend in an attempt to stop the national volunteer programme, Katimavik, from being...
Harper's Canada: Arms Trade More Important Than Human Life
Media Release | Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada deplores the direction Canada has taken in the United Nations arms trade treaty negotiations that began July 2 in New York. In its opening statement at the...
Green Party Opposes Incineration in Yukon - Build Canada Fund Burns Garbage
Media Release | Monday, 16 Jul 2012OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is fuming about the use of Build Canada Fund money to burn garbage in Haines Junction, Yukon. The village – the Gateway to Kluane National Park – plans to burn the...
Green Convention to be held in BC this August
Media Release | Monday, 16 Jul 2012SIDNEY - The Saanich-Gulf Islands riding association is proud to host the 2012 Green Party Convention in Sidney, BC, on August 17-19th, 2012. The convention will be held at the beautiful Mary...