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Being old is not what it used to be
Blog | Sunday, 12 May 2013The CPP is sustainable and reliable, but it is time to review whether RRSP is working as a vehicle. “Old age is not for sissies,” said Bette Davis. Indeed, it is not, but the images from our...
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...
Canadian democracy – pulse found!
Blog | Wednesday, 08 May 2013The essence of Westminster Parliamentary democracy is that all MPs, including the Prime Minister, are equal, all are elected to represent their constituents, and that, even though a Prime Minister...
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 “...
Why I voted against the NDP climate motion
Blog | Monday, 29 Apr 2013Goodness knows, I wish the NDP had put forward a motion I could have voted for. We need a good debate on climate and we need a strong call for government action. But, I couldn’t vote for...