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No bailout for airlines until they give full cash refunds for COVID-19 cancellations, say Greens
Media Release | Thursday, 07 May 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling on Finance Minister Bill Morneau and the federal government to ensure that any taxpayer bailout for the airline industry is contingent on full cash...
Greens ask health authorities to recommend face masks in public to limit infections
Media Release | Tuesday, 05 May 2020OTTAWA – As provinces begin to ease the restrictions of the pandemic lockdown, the Green Party of Canada is urging federal and provincial health authorities to recommend low-tech measures – such as...
Green Party Statement on UN World Press Freedom Day
Statement | Sunday, 03 May 2020OTTAWA – The theme for World Press Freedom Day this year is “Journalism without Fear or Favour”. In an increasingly complex media landscape, the United Nations and UNESCO underscore the importance...
Green Party Statement on International Workers’ Day
Statement | Friday, 01 May 2020OTTAWA – International Workers’ Day, known internationally as Labour Day and May Day is celebrated by workers around the world to honour the contribution that workers make to society. The COVID-19...
The Green Party is deeply saddened by news of yesterday’s Cyclone helicopter crash
Statement | Thursday, 30 Apr 2020HALIFAX – The Green Party of Canada joins Canadians in extending deepest sympathy and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy...
Green Party MP Atwin calls out misogyny, calls for a national action plan to address gender-based violence
Media Release | Thursday, 30 Apr 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party is calling on the government to do more to counter misogyny amid reports of increasing rates of domestic and gender-based violence across the country. This week the Minister...
Green Party urges municipal bailout to help with property tax and service cost deferrals
Media Release | Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020OTTAWA – The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released an urgent plea to the federal government last week for an increase in funding to municipalities nationwide. According to the FCM’s...
Michael Moore’s dreadful, ill-informed, unhelpful film
Blog | Sunday, 26 Apr 2020During a Green Party webinar last week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, one message from a member of the audience caught my attention: “Michael Moore presents Planet of the Humans, a...
COVID-19 has exposed serious vulnerabilities in food security at home and abroad, warns Green MP Manly
Media Release | Thursday, 23 Apr 2020NANAIMO – Green Party caucus critic for agriculture and agri-food, Paul Manly (MP, Nanaimo-Ladysmith) warns that food security both at home and abroad is in serious jeopardy. Manly said that events...
Green Party Statement for Ramadan 2020
Statement | Thursday, 23 Apr 2020OTTAWA – The sighting of tonight’s crescent moon will usher in the holy month of Ramadan. For Muslims in Canada and around the world this is a sacred period of fasting, spiritual reflection, prayer...