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Premier McNeil Announces No Extension for Boat Harbour
Statement | Friday, 20 Dec 2019Christmas came early for Pictou Landing First Nation. Premier Stephen McNeil announced there will be no extension to the Boat Harbour Act. This means the effluent treatment plant for the Northern...
Elizabeth May issues a statement on Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s resignation
Statement | Thursday, 12 Dec 2019MADRID, SPAIN — Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) issued the following statement from Madrid, where she is attending COP25 as part of the Canadian delegation...
Green Party Statement on Human Rights Day
Statement | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Today as we celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are reminded of the need to protect the inalienable rights to which every person is...
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Statement | Friday, 06 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Today marks the 30th anniversary of the tragic events that took place at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, when 13 female students and a female administrator were murdered because they were...
Green Party Statement on World Fisheries Day
Statement | Thursday, 21 Nov 2019OTTAWA — All life on earth began in the ocean. In 2019, Canadians continue to depend on the oceans for climate stability, carbon sequestration and for food. World Fisheries Day was conceived to...
Green Party Statement on Hong Kong
Statement | Thursday, 14 Nov 2019OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada is alarmed by reports from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR) of violent clashes between demonstrators and authorities, and associated deaths....
Green Party Statement on Bolivia
Statement | Monday, 11 Nov 2019The Green Party of Canada has been closely following events in Bolivia related to the October 20, 2019 presidential elections. A post-election audit conducted by the Organisation of American States (...
Green Party Statement for Remembrance Day
Statement | Monday, 11 Nov 2019Exactly one hundred years ago, the first official Armistice Day was observed throughout much of the Commonwealth and France. On the first anniversary of the end of the First World War, King George V...
The Green Party Statement on Diwali
Statement | Sunday, 27 Oct 2019OTTAWA — Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, celebrated every fall in the northern hemisphere. The festival of Diwali, which is marked by four days of festivities, is also an important religious...
Green Party Statement on Thanksgiving
Statement | Saturday, 12 Oct 2019OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May extends warm wishes to all Canadians celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. “Thanksgiving is a special time for friends, families and communities to...