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Greens react to Ontario reversing controversial Greenbelt land swap
Statement | Thursday, 21 Sep 2023Elizabeth May - Leader and MP, Saanich—Gulf Islands "Bullies do not always win! Doug Ford’s reversal on the Greenbelt is a testament to what grassroots organizing and dedicated leadership can achieve...
Ottawa must increase its francophone immigration targets
Media Release | Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023OTTAWA - Francophone communities throughout the country are demanding ambitious francophone immigration targets. The federal government should immediately heed calls from the Fédération des...
Greens to Bridge Divides, Defang Big Oil and Deliver on Housing and Poverty Elimination
Media Release | Monday, 18 Sep 2023OTTAWA - As Canadians reel from a hellish summer of fire-related evacuations, rent increases, unaffordable food, and toxic divisions, the political class responsible for Canada’s disastrous state of...
Greens call for national water bomber fleet
Media Release | Thursday, 31 Aug 2023VANCOUVER - As the country still reels from the threats of multiple wildfires, Green Party leader Elizabeth May is calling for the federal government to step up. "We need to think and act more like...
Feds Should Ensure All NWT Evacuees Receive Equal Financial Assistance, Says Green Party of Canada
Media Release | Tuesday, 22 Aug 2023OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada calls on the NDP-backed Liberal government to ensure that all evacuees from the North West Territories receive emergency financial assistance. Evacuees who left...
Greens advocate for extension to repay small business pandemic loans
Media Release | Thursday, 17 Aug 2023Ottawa, ON – The Green Party of Canada is amplifying the calls of thousands of small businesses across Canada who face the threat of closure with the looming deadline to pay back the very pandemic...
Feds should urgently ramp up NWT assistance and facilitate all evacuations from Yellowknife, Green Party of Canada says
Media Release | Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023OTTAWA - As wildfires forced the evacuation of several Northwest Territory communities and approach Yellowknife, the federal government should preemptively deploy all means necessary to help contain...
The Liberal’s Greenwashing of Gas and Oil Must Stop, says Green Party
Media Release | Thursday, 10 Aug 2023OTTAWA - In a move designed to fool Canadians and appease their Big Oil friends, the NDP-backed Liberal government announced today that its « Clean Electricity Regulations » will designate the...
Cabinet reshuffle: Superficial Changes Won't Solve Fundamental Problems, says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023OTTAWA - Today, the Liberal government presented its new look. The Green Party of Canada would like to thank the departing ministers for their service and congratulate the new appointees. However,...
The federal government's new fossil fuel subsidy rules have too many loopholes, says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023Last Monday, the Liberal government unveiled its new guidelines for ending "inefficient fossil fuel subsidies". According to the Green Party, this is an insufficient measure that does not adequately...