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    Decorum in the House

    Blog | Friday, 30 Apr 2010
    Further to my last blog, I want to share an effort to improve the behaviour in the House moved by none-other than Michael Chong, whom I mentioned favourably in my last blog, and jointly seconded by...

    Culture Wars

    Blog | Thursday, 29 Apr 2010
    Parliament is not a happy place.  If anything, it has gotten worse since when I wrote Losing Confidence.  This week I have been in Ottawa, for the Speaker’s ruling and other events.  Going to...

    National Volunteer Week, from April 18-24

    Statement | Thursday, 22 Apr 2010
    OTTAWA - The Green Party is pleased and proud to celebrate the incredible achievements of our grassroots volunteers.  We thank each and every one of you for your efforts, in whatever form, that help...

    Investigations

    Blog | Thursday, 15 Apr 2010
    While reporters scratch their heads and keep digging to unravel the mystery of why the Prime Minister called the RCMP on his former minister for the Status of Women, they seem so obsessed that other...

    Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Statement | Monday, 12 Apr 2010
    OTTAWA -- Today marks Yom Hashoah U'Mered HaGetaot, Holocaust Remembrance Day, when we honour the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazi regime.  It has been 65 years since the end of World...

    30 year anniversary of Terry Fox's run

    Statement | Monday, 12 Apr 2010
    OTTAWA -- Today marks the 30th anniversary of Terry Fox’s remarkable attempt to run across Canada raising money for cancer research.  This 22-year old one-legged hero ran an average of 42 km every...

    Condolences to the Polish People

    Statement | Saturday, 10 Apr 2010
    OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada expresses its deep sympathy for Poland after the sudden death of President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, Franciszek Gagor, Slawomir Skrzypek, Deputy Foreign...

    Budget as Bulldozer: Take two

    Blog | Thursday, 01 Apr 2010
    Last year, I wrote a blog with this title.  I was shocked to find the 2009 Budget Implementation Bill was being used to gut the Navigable Water Protection Act (NWPA).  The NWPA had been cornerstone...

    The tar ponds “clean-up” will not work

    Blog | Wednesday, 24 Mar 2010
    CBC News announced today that the clean up of the tar ponds has begun. The country’s worst toxic waste site will be completely remediated by the mid-1990s. Sorry.  Wrong press release.  That was the...