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Greens call on federal government to honour First Nations treaty rights, say “No” to Site C Dam
Media Release | Wednesday, 15 Oct 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today calls on the federal government to abide by the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent ruling in the Tsilhqot’in land title case, and to honour the established...
Today is National All Buffleheads Day
Media Release | Wednesday, 15 Oct 2014OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada today celebrates the annual return of the Bufflehead, the world’s smallest diving duck, to the Saanich Peninsula. These punctual sea ducks return to their winter...
Counting our Blessings
Blog | Monday, 13 Oct 2014On this Thanksgiving weekend, I think we are all drawn toward the counting of blessings. As my new book tries to set out, I think of “who we are” as a people and as a nation. And as both, we have...
The speech I did not get to give
Blog | Saturday, 11 Oct 2014I had thought that the debate on sending a military mission into Iraq would allow for me to make a 10 minute speech. Due to the motion for closure, I never had that chance. I had some rough notes of...
Climate Change is a threat to food production—one we are ignoring
Blog | Thursday, 09 Oct 2014As the multilateral process within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) works toward a new, more inclusive and stronger treaty to limit greenhouse gases to be completed...
Community calls for protection of Saanich Inlet ecosystem
Media Release | Thursday, 09 Oct 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, today tabled a petition on behalf of the Saanich Inlet Protection Society in the House of Commons calling...
Greens urge feds and provinces to step-up and increase investments in public transit and municipal infrastructure
Media Release | Wednesday, 08 Oct 2014OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, today joined Green municipal leaders and candidates in urging federal and provincial governments to help...
Report from Environment Commissioner confirms continued failure of Harper Conservatives
Media Release | Tuesday, 07 Oct 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is disturbed by the government’s lack of meaningful response to today’s Report from Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development.“Once again...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada on Mental Illness Awareness Week 2014
Media Release | Monday, 06 Oct 2014OTTAWA – This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. The week was established in 1992 by the Canadian Psychiatric Association, and is now coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and...
Statement from Elizabeth May on Yom Kippur
Media Release | Friday, 03 Oct 2014Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has issued the following statement on the occasion of Yom Kippur, which begins this evening at sundown: “Yom Kippur...