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Canada: Hats Off to Those Who Give Peace Top Priority
Thursday, 28 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada is pleased to share in the celebration of the second awarding of Canadian Peace Negotiators. Paul Maillet, former Green Party candidate for the riding of Ottawa-...
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May Tables Private Members Bill on Lyme Disease: National Conference, Education Required for Neglected Ailment
Thursday, 21 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – In response to the growing threat of Lyme Disease in Canada, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today introduced a Private Members Bill to create a National Lyme...
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First Nations and their allies oppose closure of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
Thursday, 21 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA - The recent decision by the Government of Canada to terminate a world-class federal research program, the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), diminishes the government’s capacity to deal with...
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June 21 National Aboriginal Day: a Reminder of First Nations Contributions
Thursday, 21 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA -- On June 21, National Aboriginal Day, the Green Party of Canada says a very sincere thank you to First Nations. “This year, as we put a focus on the 200 year anniversary of the war of 1812...
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World Refugee Day
Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is saddened on World Refugee Day, June 20th, that the federal government has recently passed Bill C-31, to the detriment of refugees seeking a new life in Canada. "...
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May Tables Bill C-436, the Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act
Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today tabled Private Members Bill C-436, the Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act. This Bill will require the Government of...
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No Conservative MPs Take Omnibus Quiz
Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – On the morning after Bill C-38 passed Third Reading in the House of Commons, not one Conservative MP showed up for the Green Party’s Omnibus Quiz – or 425-Page Challenge. “I am disappointed...
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May Challenges Conservative MPs to an Omnibus Quiz
Monday, 18 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – After the refusal of the Prime Minister to allow Conservative Members of Parliament to vote their conscience on any of the 700 amendments to C-38 during the Report Stage voting marathon last...
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International Task Force Urges Immediate Action on Climate Change: May Proud to Support and Publicize Crucial Statement
Monday, 18 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – Today, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an important call to action is being launched. “Action to Face the Urgent Realities of Climate Change” is the result of collaborative work by international...
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Bill C-31 Changes Face of Canada: Legislation Slams Door in the Face of the World’s Most Vulnerable
Tuesday, 12 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – The passage in the House of Commons last night of Bill C-31, the so-called Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act. moves Canada farther away from the values of a majority of Canadians,...
