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May to Force Votes on Bill C-31 Amendments: Kenney Modifications Appreciated, but Charter/Humanitarian Issues Still Hold
Media Release | Monday, 04 Jun 2012OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, will force Standing Votes on her nine amendments to Bill C-31, the so-called Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, with the...
Greens applaud FCM for call to protect Fisheries Act
Media Release | Sunday, 03 Jun 2012SASKATOON - The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has passed a motion requesting that the federal government remove sections of Bill C-38 proposing major changes to environmental protection...
The War of 1812 and the Surrender of 2012
Blog | Saturday, 02 Jun 2012It always struck me as a bit odd, from when I first heard it heralded in the 2011 Speech from the Throne, that Canada was to have a major celebration for the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. It...
Greens Would Increase Support to Municipalities: May to Speak at FCM Meeting this Weekend
Media Release | Friday, 01 Jun 2012OTTAWA – On Sunday, June 3th, Green Leader Elizabeth May will be a Keynote Speaker at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon. “This year’s meeting theme...
Killing Environmental Science
Blog | Friday, 01 Jun 2012There has been no announcement of the devastating decision to stop studying the natural world, but the evidence is piling up that such a decision has been taken. It is no secret that Stephen Harper...
National Aboriginal History Month Marred By Harper Cuts: First Nations “Hardest Hit by Harper Conservatives”
Media Release | Friday, 01 Jun 2012OTTAWA – This year, National Aboriginal History Month has been marred by the deep and heartless cuts to everything from the protection of the environment in or near First Nations’ communities to...
China in Transition: It is Time for Canadians to Speak out
Media Release | Friday, 01 Jun 2012The Green Party of Canada is calling for Canadians to demand accountability for human rights abuses in nations with which we trade. “China is a nation in transition. In the past couple of decades, it...
More Cuts to Capacity to Handle Oil Spills on BC Coast
Media Release | Thursday, 31 May 2012OTTAWA -- The curtailment of the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's Centre for Off-shore Oil, Gas, and Energy Research (COOGER) is a dangerous setback for the safety and integrity of the coastline...
Minister’s Neglect Will Cost Veteran His Homestead
Media Release | Wednesday, 30 May 2012OTTAWA -- A New Brunswick veteran will lose his house and property this Friday because of Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Steven Blaney refusal to discuss the matter. A year ago, Cpl Fabien Melanson...
Canadians are calling on the federal government to abandon Bill C-38
Statement | Tuesday, 29 May 2012OTTAWA -- In only one week, the Green Party of Canada has received over twenty thousand signatures on a petition calling for the Harper Government to scrap C-38 in favour of legislation that only...