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Green Party Statement on Hanukkah
Statement | Sunday, 22 Dec 2019HALIFAX — From sundown this evening until nightfall on December 30, Jews around the world will light the menorah each night to celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights. To commemorate the occasion...
Premier McNeil Announces No Extension for Boat Harbour
Statement | Friday, 20 Dec 2019Christmas came early for Pictou Landing First Nation. Premier Stephen McNeil announced there will be no extension to the Boat Harbour Act. This means the effluent treatment plant for the Northern...
COP25 reveals the desperate need for political courage - Greens' Elizabeth May
Media Release | Monday, 16 Dec 2019MADRID — Speaking on Monday morning, following talks in Madrid, Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), described the talks as "far from the worst, but a...
Green Party cautiously welcomes new CUSMA trade deal
Media Release | Friday, 13 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada welcomes the improvements in the final NAFTA 2.1 (officially the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement, or CUSMA) signed this week in Mexico, but still sees flaws...
Elizabeth May issues a statement on Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s resignation
Statement | Thursday, 12 Dec 2019MADRID, SPAIN — Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) issued the following statement from Madrid, where she is attending COP25 as part of the Canadian delegation...
Green Party calls on Trudeau cabinet to reject Teck Frontier oil sands project
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Trudeau cabinet to reject a proposal by Teck Resources to develop a giant open-pit oil sands mine in Alberta. “Going ahead with construction of...
Green Party Statement on Human Rights Day
Statement | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Today as we celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are reminded of the need to protect the inalienable rights to which every person is...
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Statement | Friday, 06 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Today marks the 30th anniversary of the tragic events that took place at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, when 13 female students and a female administrator were murdered because they were...
Now is not the time for incrementalism says Green Party of Canada
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Reacting to the Speech from the Throne, the Green Party of Canada expressed cautious optimism but disappointment in the lack of specifics and commitment in key policy areas. “There are no...
As climate negotiations heat up in Madrid, Green caucus lays out key climate tests for Liberals
Media Release | Wednesday, 04 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The three federal Green MPs have set out the key challenges looming for the Liberal minority government. They fall into two distinct, but related, categories: What positions will Canada...