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A New Year’s Resolution: A Challenge to the Harper Government
Friday, 30 Dec 2011 - The Conservative Government has proven itself to be willing to fast-track policies that meet its agenda. It is clear, focused and resolute in getting its version of government rapidly through...
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Canadians deserve a say on transport of radioactive materials
Thursday, 29 Dec 2011 - The Green Party of Canada is suggesting that a public review is necessary regarding the shipping of uranium through Canada to the US, contrary to the conclusions of the Canadian Nuclear Safety...
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Withdrawal from Kyoto Appalling
Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 - OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is appalled by the Harper government’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. “It is extremely shocking that Canada has chosen to withdraw just days after...
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Greens Applaud AFN and CSN Leadership on Oil and Gas Moratorium in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Monday, 12 Dec 2011 - OTTAWA – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the CSN (Confédération des syndicats nationaux), one of Quebec’s largest trade unions with 300,000 members, are both calling for a full moratorium on...
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Human Rights Day underscores the urgency of COP17
Saturday, 10 Dec 2011 - DURBAN - While the clock ticks on climate action, COP17 runs into overtime hours. It may turn out that today is not the last day of COP17 -- but the significance of Human Rights Day underscores the...
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Human Rights: Do We Take Them for Granted?
Friday, 09 Dec 2011 - On a downtown street in our capital stands a monument in honour of the contributions Canada has played in the past as an international leader in HumanRights. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party...
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Collaborative Approach Needed to Help Attawapiskat
Friday, 09 Dec 2011 - OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is calling for continued and sustained political cooperation to resolve the ongoing First Nations issues in Canada. "The story of Attawapiskat is heartbreaking but...
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Joslyn Mine Approval During Climate Negotiations Wrong, says Greens
Thursday, 08 Dec 2011 - DURBAN - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the new Joslyn oil sands mine should never have been approved. “It is further proof that the Harper government does not take climate or climate...
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What Global Greens demand for Durban and beyond
Thursday, 08 Dec 2011 - OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, spoke today from Durban with several international Green parliamentarians to call for...
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Harper not above the law.... Not on Wheat Board or Global Climate Law
Thursday, 08 Dec 2011 - The Green Party of Canada was pleased today with the ruling of Federal Court Judge Douglas Campbell that the Harper government violated legislation in its efforts to rush through the killing of the...
