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    World Population Day

    Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012
    OTTAWA - This year, World Population Day comes in the midst of a life and death debate about how Canadian society wants to react internationally to key issues, including poverty, women’s rights,...

    Coal Exploration to Begin in Fragile High Arctic

    Media Release | Thursday, 05 Jul 2012
    OTTAWA – Canada Coal Inc.’s plan to begin exploratory drilling on Ellesmere Island next summer raises concerns about wildlife habitat and ancient fossil site protection. It also raises questions...

    Schedule for Elizabeth May for Calgary Stampede

    Media Release | Wednesday, 04 Jul 2012
    MEDIA ADVISORYJuly 4th, 2012Schedule for Elizabeth May for Calgary StampedeElizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, will be attending the...

    Bev Oda deserves a defence

    Blog | Tuesday, 03 Jul 2012
    Okay. Admittedly that may be the most unpopular title of a blog I have ever tapped out on my laptop.I can't and won’t explain or defend the $16 orange juice or the limo, but why people focus on that...

    Why I love Canada

    Blog | Sunday, 01 Jul 2012
    Why I love Canada. I love a country where the population in an open-ended popularity contest for the Greatest Canadian in History voted not for the greatest general or sexiest celebrity, but the man...

    As DFO Jobs End, Consultations Begin?

    Media Release | Friday, 29 Jun 2012
    OTTAWA -- On the heels of announcing a huge number of public service layoffs, including 250 jobs at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Harper Conservatives announced a consultation process...

    Should have More Trains, Not less, say Greens

    Media Release | Friday, 29 Jun 2012
    OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada is decrying the latest cuts to VIA rail, which will result in reduced service across Canada and 200 layoffs.  “We should be investing in our rail service, both...