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Green Party honours Orange Shirt Day
Media Release | Wednesday, 30 Sep 2020OTTAWA – Today, the Green Party of Canada commemorates the thousands of Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. Orange Shirt Day is the legacy of the St. Joseph...
Party Statement on Campaign Donation Errors
Media Release | Tuesday, 29 Sep 2020OTTAWA - It is with deep regret that the Green Party of Canada acknowledges that it has not accurately reported the fundraising success of leadership contestant Glen Murray to the media and the...
Greens call out outrageous misuse of public funds by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Media Release | Monday, 28 Sep 2020OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Caucus of the Green Party of Canada is outraged by the decision of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to donate to a partisan Republican political action...
Green Party Statement for Yom Kippur
Statement | Sunday, 27 Sep 2020OTTAWA – As the holy celebration of Yom Kippur begins this evening at sundown, Jews in Canada and around the world will celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year. The Green Party sends good...
Green Party’s Annamie Paul will run in Toronto Centre by-election
Media Release | Friday, 25 Sep 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce that Annamie Paul has been chosen by Toronto Centre EDA to run in the upcoming federal by-election. The by-elections for Toronto Centre and...
Green Party Leadership Contest hosts National Francophone debate
Media Release | Friday, 25 Sep 2020OTTAWA – Tonight, the Green Party of Canada’s leadership contestants will participate in the first national francophone debate, moderated by respected journalist Anne-Caroline Desplanques, from the...
Greens encouraged by some aspects of Speech from the Throne but caution stronger climate action will be needed
Media Release | Thursday, 24 Sep 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada expressed cautious optimism about yesterday's Speech from the Throne. Its continued support for Canadians struggling with the effects of the pandemic were...
Green Party reinstates Leadership Contestant Meryam Haddad
Media Release | Thursday, 24 Sep 2020OTTAWA – Following a successful appeal, the Green Party of Canada has reinstated Meryam Haddad as a contestant in the Party’s leadership contest. Ms. Haddad was informed that she had been expelled...
MP Atwin calls on federal government to respect Indigenous fishing rights
Media Release | Tuesday, 22 Sep 2020FREDERICTON, N.B. – “I am deeply disappointed by the overt racism being practiced online and in real life by individuals and groups connected to St. Mary’s Bay in Nova Scotia,” said Jenica Atwin,...
Green Party Statement for Rosh Hashanah
Statement | Friday, 18 Sep 2020HALIFAX – The Green Party of Canada extends warm wishes to Jewish Canadians for a peaceful and joyous Rosh Hashanah. This year, the Jewish New Year begins at sundown on the eve of Tishrei 1, Friday...