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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Statement | Thursday, 09 Aug 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is joining with many across the globe to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on August 9. This year's theme is: "Indigenous Media,...
August 6th is Hiroshima Day
Statement | Monday, 06 Aug 2012OTTAWA -- Today, thousands across the globe will take part in commemoration ceremonies to remember the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and the...
Canadians are calling on the federal government to abandon Bill C-38
Statement | Tuesday, 29 May 2012OTTAWA -- In only one week, the Green Party of Canada has received over twenty thousand signatures on a petition calling for the Harper Government to scrap C-38 in favour of legislation that only...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits Ottawa
Statement | Monday, 30 Apr 2012His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Ottawa this week on his world tour, spreading a message of hope and compassion. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet said with a laugh, “If I were to join a...
Elizabeth May Comments on Bill C-38 Budget Implementation
Statement | Thursday, 26 Apr 2012OTTAWA – Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, is 420 pages. Most has nothing to do with fiscal matters or what a...
Elizabeth May Comments on Bill C-38 Budget Implementation
Statement | Thursday, 26 Apr 2012OTTAWA – Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, is 420 pages. Most has nothing to do with fiscal matters or what a...
Green Party Representative Apologies for Language
Statement | Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012The Green Party of Canada accepts the apology of Robert Miller, Newfoundland and Labrador federal council representative, for his poor choice of language in a twitter post last week. The Green Party...
January 27th International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Statement | Friday, 27 Jan 2012OTTAWA -- Since 2005, the world pauses to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th. “We remember the past to ensure it is not repeated in the future,” said Green Leader...
Greens Wish a Happy Chinese New Year : 绿党恭祝大家中国新年快乐
Statement | Monday, 23 Jan 2012OTTAWA -- Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year from the Green Party of Canada! Today is the beginning of the Year of the Water Dragon, who brings calm, empathy, optimism and hope. “I wish...
Remembrance Day
Statement | Friday, 11 Nov 2011On behalf of all of us in the Green Party of Canada, members and staff, candidates and councillors, I want to extend our thanks and support for veterans of Canadian engagements in peace-keeping, war...