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400 ppm: A Dangerous Pollution Milestone Has Been Passed
Media Release | Friday, 10 May 2013OTTAWA – The concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has reached the 400 parts per million (ppm) milestone today according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (...
May 11th is the First-Ever World Lyme Disease Day
Media Release | Friday, 10 May 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada wishes to mark the first-ever World Lyme Disease Day on Saturday, May 11th. Green Leader Elizabeth May introduced a Private Member’s Bill in June 2012 calling for...
Canada Should Stand Up to the Chemical Industry and Protect Bees
Media Release | Wednesday, 08 May 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada urges Harper’s Conservatives to follow the European Commission’s lead and ban the neonicotinoid pesticides (Imidacloprid, Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam) blamed for...
Greens Ask Ethics Commissioner to Investigate Harper’s Conflict of Interest in Labrador By-election
Media Release | Monday, 06 May 2013OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May sent a letter Friday to Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson asking her to “undertake an examination, and issue a public ruling, with...
Elizabeth May Tables Bill Targeting Excessive Party Discipline
Media Release | Thursday, 02 May 2013OTTAWA – Green Leader Elizabeth May held a press conference today on her new Private Member’s Bill called An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (local endorsement of candidate). “On this day, two...
Greens: Conservatives Working Against Workers
Media Release | Wednesday, 01 May 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party is proud to join today’s international May Day celebrations, especially at a time when workers’ rights and security are clearly under attack by the Harper Conservatives. Also...
New Disposal at Sea Regulations Potentially “Damaging”: May
Media Release | Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013OTTAWA – The Harper Conservatives have quietly posted new regulations in the Canada Gazette concerning the disposal of “dredged waste or other matter at sea (disposal at sea).” This includes the “...
Statement by Elizabeth May on C-15
Media Release | Monday, 29 Apr 2013OTTAWA – Statement by Green Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands Elizabeth May on Bill C-15, the Strengthening Military Justice in Defence of Canada Act, which will...
ELA: Greens Congratulates Wynne for her Leadership
Media Release | Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada warmly congratulates Premier Kathleen Wynne for her leadership in saving the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) together with the International Institute for Sustainable...
Greens Mark Soil Conservation Week; Criticize UN Convention Withdrawal
Media Release | Monday, 22 Apr 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party marks Soil Conservation Week, April 21-28, which is especially relevant in light of the Harper Conservatives’ recent withdrawal from UN efforts to combat desertification. “...