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    Statement on Earth Day 2022 

    Statement | Friday, 22 Apr 2022
    OTTAWA – The first Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, 1970, was an optimistic event. We had seen the Earth from space, realized that environmental issues were increasingly important and accepted that...

    Green Party responds to Budget 2022

    Media Release | Thursday, 07 Apr 2022
    OTTAWA – The federal government’s Budget 2022 makes some promising commitments for legislation that aims to help Canadians with affordability but ignores the reality of the climate crisis, impacting...

    Statement on World Health Day 2022

    Statement | Thursday, 07 Apr 2022
    OTTAWA – This year’s World Health Day theme – Our Planet Our Health – is a timely reminder of the inextricable link between human health and environmental health. Canada witnessed tragic evidence of...

    Being trans and visible on the political stage

    Statement | Thursday, 31 Mar 2022
    Statement by Green Party of Canada interim Leader Amita Kuttner on Transgender Day of Visibility March 31, 2022 OTTAWA – It’s an honour beyond belief and expectation to be the first openly trans and...

    Budget 2022 no time for austerity, says Green Party

    Media Release | Wednesday, 30 Mar 2022
    OTTAWA – The Green Party is calling for increased spending to address the climate emergency, the housing crisis, and persistent holes in Canada’s social safety net when Finance Minister Chrystia...

    Statement on Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement

    Statement | Wednesday, 23 Mar 2022
    OTTAWA – The interim Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Amita Kuttner, today issued the following statement: “To the extent that it signals a willingness for political parties to put aside partisan...