Water

C-26: A very leaky bill

OTTAWA -- The proposed Bill C-26, an Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act and the International River Improvements Act does not go far enough to protect Canad

Celebrate World Oceans Day June 8th

OTTAWA -- A made-in-Canada recognition of the importance of healthy and clean oceans, World Oceans Day was first proposed by the Government of Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.&

Canada’s Rivers at Risk

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada is urging the Canadian government to heed the warnings contained in World Wildlife Fund Canada’s newest report, Canada’s Rivers at Risk-Environmental Flows and Canada’s Freshwater Future.

World Rivers Day, September 27th

OTTAWA--Today the Green Party of Canada is celebrating World Rivers Day, an annual global acknowledgment of the incredible importance of the planet’s rivers.

Grassroots Democracy Alive and Well in Simcoe County

SIMCOE COUNTY—The world’s most pristine water, which lies in the Alliston Aquifer under part of Simcoe County, is safe from proposed Dump Site 41, for at least the next year.

Site 41 Landfill is Illegal--Not the Community

SIMCOE COUNTY--Lawyers for Simcoe County are making an application today for a court injunction to end the blockade at the proposed Site 41 landfill in Tiny Township, despite no proper approval of

Council Must Stop Construction at Site 41

SIMCOE COUNTY--An independent environmental review is needed before any more construction takes place at Site 41 in Simcoe County, Ontario, says the Green Party of Canada.

Greens Call for National Standards on Levels of Tritium in Drinking Water

OTTAWA--National standards for tritium in drinking water are urgently needed, said the Green Party today after an expert panel report that states current Ontario standards allow 350 times too much of the radioactive isotope into our water supply.

World Oceans Day

OTTAWA--It is World Oceans Day, but unfortunately Canada’s environmental policies seem to be sinking into the depths, said the Green Party of Canada.  Officially recognized by the United

Federal Government Spends Millions on Bottled Water Instead of Infrastructure

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to avoid the purchase of bottled water wherever possible, both for economic and environmental reasons.  A recent report b

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