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Statement by Elizabth May on the Boston Marathon Tragedy
Media Release | Monday, 15 Apr 2013I am shocked and horrified, as we all are. Boston is a city I love visiting and know well. And the marathon is an event with great energy and a spirit of optimism. It seems particularly cruel to...
Reality check on Transport Canada’s claims for tanker safety
Blog | Sunday, 14 Apr 2013Harper’s public relations and spin team hit Vancouver in March claiming to have substantially revamped environmental protections for pipelines and tankers. Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver...
What Does Joe Oliver Know About Science? Not Much
Blog | Friday, 12 Apr 2013Imagine you have this avuncular Uncle Joe. He doesn’t read much about climate science, but he looks at the websites that tell you the whole thing is overblown and there’s really no risk. It would...
Canada Goes Rogue
Blog | Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013I am frequently asked how I maintain a positive attitude when confronted by Stephen Harper’s destructive agenda—dismembering our environmental laws and policies. Honestly, I can respond that most...
Enbridge’s Line 9: Needing Permission to Talk About a Pipeline Going Through Your Neighbourhood? Welcome to Harperland.
Media Release | Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada condemns the new public debate suppression requirements put in place by the National Energy Board (NEB) at the request of Harper’s Conservatives. “10,000 barrels...
Will You Wear Pink Today?
Media Release | Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013OTTAWA – April 10th is the Day of Pink, the International Day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia in schools and communities. The Green Party of Canada invites everyone to...
Idle No More: “The Time for Dialogue is Now, Not After a Tragedy”
Media Release | Tuesday, 09 Apr 2013OTTAWA – In the wake of a second hunger strike by Cross Lake First Nation Elder Raymond Robinson, the Green Party of Canada calls on Primer Minister Harper to engage in a dialogue with all First...
Statement by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May on the passing of Margaret Thatcher
Statement | Monday, 08 Apr 2013Statement by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May on the passing of Margaret Thatcher: "Margaret Thatcher took strong positions. Among them people forget her science-based concern about the...
Letter to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, requesting a Royal Inquiry to restore Canada to a free and fair democracy
Statement | Thursday, 04 Apr 2013Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom August 30, 2012 Your Majesty, I wish to write to you regarding a matter of grave importance to Canadians, and I request...
“Where Will Harper’s Isolationist Agenda Take Us?”
Media Release | Thursday, 04 Apr 2013OTTAWA – In the wake of the recent withdrawal by Canada from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Green Party of Canada condemns the Canadian abandonment of three other...