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Greens mourn tragic death of three Israeli teenagers
Media Release | Monday, 30 Jun 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada denounces the horrific killing of three young sons of Israel. Gilad Shaar, 16, Eyal Yifrach, 19 and Naftali Fraenkel, 16 were kidnapped while walking home from...
Greens welcome landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of Tsilhqot’in First Nation
Media Release | Thursday, 26 Jun 2014VICTORIA – The Green Party of Canada today celebrates the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision to acknowledge aboriginal title of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation to 1,700 square kilometres of...
Harper silent as world leaders speak out on behalf of jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Media Release | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is urging Prime Minister Harper to join US Secretary of State John Kerry and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in condemning yesterday’s verdict in the trial of...
All together now: How we stop Enbridge’s pipelines and tankers
Blog | Sunday, 22 Jun 2014It came to me in response to a biased question from a Sun News reporter in Toronto. The question, playing into the warped world of Ezra Lavant, prompted me to explain what “protesters” might do to...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada on National Aboriginal Day 2014
Media Release | Saturday, 21 Jun 2014OTTAWA – National Aboriginal Day is a time both to celebrate the history and cultural diversity of Canada’s First Peoples, and to reflect on how much remains to be done to break down barriers of...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada for World Refugee Day 2014
Media Release | Friday, 20 Jun 2014OTTAWA – On UN World Refugee Day 2014, the Green Party of Canada is bringing attention to the plight of displaced persons across the globe. “Not so long ago, Canada was a world leader in welcoming...
Northern Gateway will help degrade environment
Blog | Thursday, 19 Jun 2014Imagine your favourite lake — the one on which you have a cottage or fish for walleye. Now imagine it is going to be acidified for 40 years by a giant industrial project. Or imagine your favourite...
Camille Labchuk: Fossil fuels, toxic waste moving by rail through our own backyards
Media Release | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2014TORONTO – Camille Labchuk, the Green Party candidate in the Trinity-Spadina federal by-election, is making rail safety a priority in her campaign in the downtown Toronto riding. Elizabeth May, Leader...
Predictable cabinet decision on Enbridge project launches the fight to stop pipelines, tankers on the BC Coast
Media Release | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2014OTTAWA – Today's unsurprising federal Cabinet decision to conditionally approve Enbridge’s pipeline proposal means that the fight to stop this risky project is just beginning. This afternoon, the...
Liberal candidate in Trinity-Spadina chooses pizza over climate
Media Release | Monday, 16 Jun 2014TORONTO – Adam Vaughan, Liberal candidate in the upcoming Trinity–Spadina by-election, has backed out of an all-candidates debate on climate change scheduled to take place tonight, leaving only Green...