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Statement by Green Party Leader Annamie Paul on vaccine distribution
Media Release | Friday, 27 Nov 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party has been dismayed to learn that people in Canada may have to wait to receive vaccinations due to a lack of domestic manufacturing capacity. “We must be better prepared next...
Green Party calls for Emergency Debate on COVID-19
Media Release | Friday, 20 Nov 2020OTTAWA – With new federal modelling showing that, without a stronger response, COVID-19 cases in Canada could swell to over 60,000 per day, the Green Party is calling for an Emergency Debate in the...
A failure of leadership: Government's climate bill squanders "the opportunity of a lifetime" for a green economic recovery, says Annamie Paul
Media Release | Thursday, 19 Nov 2020OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Annamie Paul said today that the government’s new climate legislation fails on multiple fronts as a plan to move Canada to net zero emissions and to capitalize on the once...
Green Leader Annamie Paul notes silence of opposition leaders during biggest national emergency in 80 years
Media Release | Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020OTTAWA – As Canada’ s COVID-19 cases pass the 300,000 mark Green Party Leader Annamie Paul questions the absence of Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet and NDP Leader...
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul outlines main expectations for government’s climate accountability legislation
Media Release | Sunday, 15 Nov 2020OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Annamie Paul has outlined the crucial elements the Green Party expects to see included in the federal government’s upcoming climate accountability legislation. “This...
Statement by Green Party Leader Annamie Paul on Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas
Statement | Friday, 13 Nov 2020TORONTO – “Today, the Green Party of Canada joins Hindu, Sikh, Jain, and Buddhist communities in celebrating Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas. “Usually, during this celebration, loved ones gather to...
Removal of democratically elected legislators latest example of the ongoing erosion of civil liberties in Hong Kong, says Annamie Paul
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Nov 2020TORONTO – The Green Party of Canada strongly condemns the recent move by Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing government to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators, prompting 15 others to resign in protest. “...
Green Party Statement on Remembrance Day 2020
Statement | Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020OTTAWA – Also known as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day commemorates the day and time that armies stopped fighting the First World War, at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918. “Today, as we observe a minute...
Statement from the Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul
Statement | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2020TORONTO – “Canadians know that there is, and always has been a solemn obligation owed to members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). “This year we, as Canadians have been reminded of the courage and...
Greens call on federal government to abandon nuclear and invest in renewables
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2020OTTAWA – Following the recent announcement that the federal government will invest $20 million dollars in Ontario-based Terrestrial Energy to develop its Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR), Green...