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Greens Would Increase Support to Municipalities: May to Speak at FCM Meeting this Weekend
Friday, 01 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – On Sunday, June 3th, Green Leader Elizabeth May will be a Keynote Speaker at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon. “This year’s meeting theme...
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National Aboriginal History Month Marred By Harper Cuts: First Nations “Hardest Hit by Harper Conservatives”
Friday, 01 Jun 2012 - OTTAWA – This year, National Aboriginal History Month has been marred by the deep and heartless cuts to everything from the protection of the environment in or near First Nations’ communities to...
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China in Transition: It is Time for Canadians to Speak out
Friday, 01 Jun 2012 - The Green Party of Canada is calling for Canadians to demand accountability for human rights abuses in nations with which we trade. “China is a nation in transition. In the past couple of decades, it...
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More Cuts to Capacity to Handle Oil Spills on BC Coast
Thursday, 31 May 2012 - OTTAWA -- The curtailment of the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's Centre for Off-shore Oil, Gas, and Energy Research (COOGER) is a dangerous setback for the safety and integrity of the coastline...
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Minister’s Neglect Will Cost Veteran His Homestead
Wednesday, 30 May 2012 - OTTAWA -- A New Brunswick veteran will lose his house and property this Friday because of Veterans’ Affairs and Minister Steven Blaney refusal to discuss the matter. A year ago, Cpl Fabien Melanson...
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Greens mark International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Tuesday, 29 May 2012 - OTTAWA -- On May 29th, the Green Party of Canada joins in the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers to honour all peacekeepers around the world who are serving and remember those who have...
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May Urges Opposition/Public to Stop Bill C-38
Monday, 28 May 2012 - OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today welcomed her fellow Members of Parliament back to the House of Commons for what will be an “historic and crucial” few weeks...
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Think of Lindsey on May 25: Missing Children's Day
Friday, 25 May 2012 - SIDNEY -- Judy Peterson of Sidney, BC, has experienced every mother's worst nightmare. Her fourteen year-old daughter, Lindsey Nicholls, vanished nearly 20 years ago. She has become a tireless...
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Impact of Invasive Species Deserves Funding
Thursday, 24 May 2012 - The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Harper Government to reinstate funding to Environment Canada’s Invasive Alien Species Partnership Program. “The unacceptably drastic cuts to Environment...
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Assault on Seasonal Industries in C-38
Thursday, 24 May 2012 - SIDNEY -- The Harper Conservatives’ proposed changes to Employment Insurance appear to be fundamental and are not discussed in the budget. Rhetoric in the House of Commons by the Conservatives seems...
