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Secret Trans-Pacific Trade Talks Are Good News for Harper’s Corporate Supporters
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Jul 2012OTTAWA – The thirteenth round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP) negotiations concluded in San Diego yesterday after the White House formally informed Congress that Canada would...
Greens Urge Government to Re-instate IJC on Great Lakes Water Quality Nuclear Task Force
Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is calling on the government of Canada to re-instate the International Joint Commission (IJC) on Great Lakes Water Quality Nuclear Task Force complete with...
May Offers Gwaii Haanas Book to Canadians - MP Hopes Citizens Will Be Inspired to Fight for Nature Once Again
Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012OTTAWA – On the 25th anniversary of the creation of Gwaii Haanas (South Moresby) National Park Reserve, British Columbia, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today announced...
World Population Day
Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Jul 2012OTTAWA - 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 2012OTTAWA – 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 2012MEDIA 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...
As DFO Jobs End, Consultations Begin?
Media Release | Friday, 29 Jun 2012OTTAWA -- 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 2012OTTAWA -- 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...
Harper’s Disdain for Canada Exposed in Washington: Our Embassy Ignores July 1, Celebrates July 4
Media Release | Friday, 29 Jun 2012OTTAWA – As Canadians across the country mark Canada Day with pride, the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C., is doing nothing to mark our country’s 145th birthday. And yet, on July 4, guests have...
Canada: Hats Off to Those Who Give Peace Top Priority
Media Release | Thursday, 28 Jun 2012OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada is pleased to share in the celebration of the second awarding of Canadian Peace Negotiators. Paul Maillet, former Green Party candidate for the riding of Ottawa-...