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Idle No More: “The Time for Dialogue is Now, Not After a Tragedy”
Tuesday, 09 Apr 2013 - OTTAWA – In the wake of a second hunger strike by Cross Lake First Nation Elder Raymond Robinson, the Green Party of Canada calls on Primer Minister Harper to engage in a dialogue with all First...
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“Where Will Harper’s Isolationist Agenda Take Us?”
Thursday, 04 Apr 2013 - OTTAWA – In the wake of the recent withdrawal by Canada from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Green Party of Canada condemns the Canadian abandonment of three other...
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Canada Delivers Another Blow to Global Environmental Law
Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 - OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper's administration has once more shocked the community of nations by withdrawing from an environmental treaty. This time it is the 1994 United Nations Convention to...
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Greens Question Veterans’ Support in Conservative Budget
Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada questions Harper’s Conservatives commitment to Veterans in the Budget tabled last week. From the budget:“The Government has increased support for veterans and...
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May Welcomes Indigenous Youth to Parliament Hill; Criticizes Harper’s Panda Priority
Monday, 25 Mar 2013 - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands today welcomes the indigenous young walkers of The Journey of Nishiyuu to Ottawa and Parliament Hill. “I know Canadians are moved by the...
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Labrador: Greens Will Not Field Candidate, Challenge NDP to Also Desist
Saturday, 23 Mar 2013 - OTTAWA – Elizabeth May announced today that the Green Party of Canada has decided not to field a candidate in the upcoming Labrador by-election and challenged the NDP to do the same. “The electoral...
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Greens speak out for climate action: May explains her new Private Members' Bill C-484
Friday, 22 Mar 2013 - VICTORIA - Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, along with prominent BC Green Party candidates Andrew Weaver and Adam Olsen, are standing up for action on climate change...
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The Green Party Marks Earth Hour Saturday
Friday, 22 Mar 2013 - OTTAWA – Tomorrow, the Green Party will join concerned citizens, businesses, and governments across Canada and around the world in marking and celebrating another Earth Hour – the sixth since it was...
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UN World Water Day: Canada’s Water at Risk
Friday, 22 Mar 2013 - OTTAWA – Today, the Green Party of Canada is pleased to mark the United Nation’s World Water Day. This is an opportunity to focus on the importance of freshwater in our lives and how we will protect...
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Flaherty Changed More Than His Shoes
Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada notes a distinct change in the 2013 budget. “It is a matter of tone more than substance, but the jackboot style of Budget 2012 – the 'we will build pipelines and...
