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    9/11

    Blog | Saturday, 10 Sep 2011
    This Sunday is the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks now known simply as “9-11.” I remember absolutely everything about that day.  We were putting the finishing touches on the simultaneous...

    Greens support process leading to Palestinian statehood

    Media Release | Friday, 09 Sep 2011
    OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada supports the plan of Palestinian officials to ask the United Nations to recognize an independent Palestinian state within 1967 borders, given the lack of any real...

    Canadian Greens oppose Keystone Pipeline

    Media Release | Friday, 09 Sep 2011
     OTTAWA - As the high profile Keystone Pipeline controversy shifts from Washington to Ottawa, the Green Party of Canada stands in solidarity with the many courageous people who have sought to alert...

    May receives ringing endorsement from Greens

    Media Release | Thursday, 08 Sep 2011
    OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May received overwhelming support for her leadership in this summer’s internal party voting.  The leadership review resulted in 94.5% of votes supporting May.  “...

    DFO should leave PR to fish farms, say Greens

    Media Release | Monday, 05 Sep 2011
    A communications plan presented at the Cohen Commission shows that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is focused more on promoting fish farming than on its mandate of protecting Canada's...

    Greens Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

    Media Release | Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011
    OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada congratulates the Muslim community as we celebrate Eid al-Fitr, on the first day of the lunar month of Shawwal.  Best wishes are extended as we mark the end of the...

    Greens Petition to End Shark Finning

    Media Release | Monday, 29 Aug 2011
    SIDNEY -- Green Leader Elizabeth May called today for an end to shark finning at a press conference held in the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, Sidney, BC.  “I have been presented with a large...

    Greens Slam Lack of Assessment on Old Harry

    Media Release | Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011
    OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada has received a copy of a letter from Environment Minister Peter Kent to Mr. Max Ruelokke, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador...

    Josephat Torner: A person with albinism - a Tanzanian Hero

    Media Release | Monday, 15 Aug 2011
    Canadian Greens wish to encourage and applaud Josephat Torner for his courageous attempt to draw attention to abuse of persons with albinism by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.  Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-...