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It’s time to get serious about getting rid of plastic waste, says Elizabeth May
Statement | Thursday, 06 Jun 2019OTTAWA -- Despite widespread adoption of municipal blue box initiatives, only about 11 per cent of plastic waste is recycled in Canada. Although a recent CBC poll found that 82 per cent of Canadians...
Green Party Statement on World Environment Day
Statement | Wednesday, 05 Jun 2019OTTAWA -- Since its inception in 1974, the UN World Environment Day has become a global platform for public outreach that is celebrated in over 100 countries. The goal of the initiative is to...
Canada saved the ozone layer: it is time to be global leaders again
Statement | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019OTTAWA -- Thirty-two years ago, Canada led the charge in global efforts to forge a treaty to save the ozone layer. Even though forces in the White House attempted to derail the treaty at the last...
Green Party Statement on Eid Al-Fitr
Statement | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019OTTAWA – The sighting of the new moon this evening ushers in the month of Shawwal and heralds the beginning of Eid Al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the month-long observance of Ramadan...
Green Party Statement for Canadian Environment Week
Statement | Monday, 03 Jun 2019OTTAWA -- It’s Environment Week in Canada, a time when Canadians are encouraged to participate in environmental activities and discover ways in which they can become more actively involved in...
Mission: Possible - Clarification of Green Party's Energy Transition Plan
Statement | Thursday, 30 May 2019MONTREAL -- The Green Party of Canada is issuing the following statement to clarify points relating to energy transition included in Mission: Possible - The Green Climate Action Plan. Mission:...
Green Party Statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Statement | Friday, 17 May 2019OTTAWA -- On May 17, 1990 homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organization’s list of mental disorders. In 2003, Fondation Émergence created the first national day against homophobia, and...
Green Party Statement on Ramadan
Statement | Sunday, 05 May 2019OTTAWA -- The sighting of the new moon this evening will herald the beginning of Ramadan, a sacred observance that will continue for 30 days, ending at sundown on June 4 with the celebration of Eid...
Statement on UN World Press Freedom Day
Statement | Friday, 03 May 2019OTTAWA -- It’s been a deadly year for journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 58 journalists died on assignment, and 37 of those were murdered. The brutal murder of Washington...
Green Party of Canada statement for Earth Day
Statement | Monday, 22 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- The first Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, 1970, is widely credited with launching the global environmental movement. Nearly 50 years later, we face a global climate emergency and species...