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Advisory: Elizabeth May Attends Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce AGM
Media Advisory | Tuesday, 15 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich – Gulf Islands), joins local business leaders for the 2016 Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting at...
Advisory: Elizabeth May Attends Commonwealth Day Event in Victoria, B.C.
Media Advisory | Monday, 14 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich – Gulf Islands), attends the Commonwealth Day luncheon celebration at Government House, hosted by the Honourable Judith...
Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Statement | Friday, 11 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada issued the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster: “The environmental devastation and loss of life following the...
Elizabeth May participates in Conversations with the Chancellor Series with Bill Graham in Toronto
Media Advisory | Thursday, 10 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich – Gulf Islands), joins Trinity College Chancellor Bill Graham as his guest in the Conversations with the Chancellor Series...
Advisory: Elizabeth May participates in The 2016 Toronto Conference on Germany: Leadership under Pressure
Media Advisory | Thursday, 10 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands), joins The Toronto Conference on Germany-Leadership under Pressure as a participant on the Leading...
VIA Rail coast-to-coast passenger service under threat
Media Release | Thursday, 10 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) – Trans-Canada passenger rail service under threat again, and the Green Party of Canada is urging the Liberal government to follow through on commitments to keep VIA Rail’s Toronto-to-...
Backgrounder: VIA Rail coast-to-coast passenger service under threat
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 09 Mar 2016Background for press release: VIA’s Canadian, the transcontinental passenger service between Toronto and Vancouver, is at high risk. In 1990, despite a recommendation from a blue-ribbon panel to make...
Green Party calls for Arms Embargo against Saudi Arabia over actions in Yemen
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) - Following the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on February 25, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, asked the House of Commons for unanimous consent to...
Federal government should reject funding, guarantees for Energy East pipeline project
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) - As the business case for the Energy East pipeline project falls apart, the Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government to commit to no public investments or financial guarantees...
Elizabeth May to vote ‘no’ on military campaign in Iraq, Syria
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Mar 2016(OTTAWA) – Today in the House of Commons, Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) will vote against a motion to support the government’s military contributions against...