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Elizabeth May questions Site ‘C’ permits issued during federal election campaign
Media Release | Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Today during Question Period, Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) questioned why the previous government issued 14 permits for work on the $9-billion...
Withdrawing Canada from Kyoto Protocol a purely political move, budget numbers reveal
Media Release | Friday, 19 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Numbers released today show the Harper government saved only $596,000 by legally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC...
Green Party of Canada supports end to Canada’s bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria
Media Release | Monday, 08 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), released the following statement in response to Canada’s revised policy to address the ongoing crises in Iraq...
Green Party of Canada applauds cancellation of Mother Canada monument in National Park
Media Release | Friday, 05 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada applauds a decision today by Parks Canada to cancel the controversial Mother Canada monument in Cape Breton Islands National Park. “The privatization of a chunk...
Trans Pacific Partnership not a done deal, says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Thursday, 04 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) - Following Canada’s signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership yesterday in New Zealand, the Green Party of Canada is reiterating its staunch opposition to the current trade deal. “As...
Elizabeth May congratulates B.C. Green Party candidates on strong showing in by-elections
Media Release | Wednesday, 03 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich – Gulf Islands), congratulates two B.C. Green Party candidates on their strong showing in Tuesday’s by-elections. In...
Greens support call from Montreal-area mayors
Media Release | Thursday, 28 Jan 2016(OTTAWA) - As Parliament debates a Conservative motion to support the building of the Energy East pipeline, the Green Party wishes to underscore the position it has consistently taken regarding...
Elizabeth May responds to announcement concerning interim environmental assessment processes
Media Release | Wednesday, 27 Jan 2016(OTTAWA) - “The new conditions for existing proposals, like Kinder Morgan and Energy East, are certainly a step in the right direction but any conditions placed on a fundamentally flawed system will...
More evidence that NEB broken, pesticide regulations dangerously ineffective under Harper Conservatives’ watch
Media Release | Tuesday, 26 Jan 2016(OTTAWA) - Following today’s report by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Elizabeth May responded: “The Commissioner's findings highlight the desperate condition of key...
Elizabeth May responds to landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Media Release | Tuesday, 26 Jan 2016(OTTAWA) – “Today’s ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal reiterates what anybody who has been paying attention has known for years: Ottawa has been discriminating against First Nations...