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Green Party Statement on the National Flag of Canada Day
Statement | Saturday, 15 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Statement by Green Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, on the National Flag of Canada Day, 15 February 2014: “49 years ago today we witnessed the birth of...
Canada: Arms Control or Arms Sales?
Blog | Friday, 14 Feb 2014Once a world leader in Human Rights, Canada is now reluctant to ratify the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). “Canada should take leadership and stop catering to gun lobbies and ratify the treaty...
Statement on Annual Day of Justice for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Statement | Friday, 14 Feb 2014To mark the Annual Day of Justice for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, the Green Party of Canada pledges renewed support for the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s call for a national...
Statement for The Day We Fight Back campaign:
Media Release | Thursday, 13 Feb 2014The Green Party of Canada is proud to join with OpenMedia and over 300 other organizations worldwide for this important international campaign against mass surveillance. In joining, we are taking a...
Greens celebrate the establishment of “Lindsey’s Law”
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, M.P. for Saanich-Gulf Islands, extended her personal thanks to Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty for, at long last, moving to establish a DNA database to...
Harper’s Olympic Budget falls well short of the podium
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, panned Harper’s 2014 budget as a re-hash of mediocre measures and old messaging. “Starting with the positives, a gold medal is deserved...
Leaked documents reveal Canada fighting environmental regulations proposed by US in Trans-Pacific Partnership
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has endorsed the call that was made today by seven countries’ senior legislators for...
A real ‘Fair Elections Act’ would start with getting rid of First Past the Post
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today voiced its disappointment with the Conservatives’ new ‘Fair Elections Act’, unveiled this morning by Pierre Poilievre, Minister of State for Democratic Reform...
Green Party of Canada celebrates Black History Month
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014OTTAWA – On the occasion of this the 19th annual Black History Month in Canada, the Green Party of Canada would like to recognize the many important contributions of Canadians of African descent to...
Green Party of Canada recognizes Suicide Prevention Week
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada wishes to recognize Quebec’s 24th annual Suicide Prevention Week, taking place this February 2nd to 8th. A new campaign launched this week with the slogan “You’re...