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Green Party supports fair treatment of Canada’s veterans
Media Release | Friday, 31 Jan 2014THUNDER BAY – With the closure of eight Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) offices taking effect today, the Green Party of Canada is calling on the Harper Conservatives to reverse their irresponsible cuts...
Greens Wish a Happy Chinese New Year : 绿党恭祝大家中国新年快
Statement | Friday, 31 Jan 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada wishes everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai (Best wishes and congratulations. Have a prosperous and good year) as we celebrate Chinese New Year also known as the Spring...
VIA cuts could see Quebec, Maritimes lose all passenger rail service
Media Release | Thursday, 30 Jan 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today called on the Harper Conservatives to intervene to halt drastic cuts to VIA Rail passenger service in Eastern Canada. Last week, CN Rail announced that it...
Removal of Senators from Liberal caucus a step in the right direction
Media Release | Wednesday, 29 Jan 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada applauds the decision of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to remove formerly Liberal Senators from the party caucus, and today called on Prime Minister Harper to...
Greens challenge legality of library destruction
Media Release | Monday, 27 Jan 2014OTTAWA – In her first question of 2014 in Question Period, Elizabeth May, leader for the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, today challenged the government over the legality of...
Greens welcome new Deputy Leader
Media Release | Monday, 27 Jan 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, announced today the appointment of her caucus colleague and second Green member of Parliament, Bruce Hyer, (Thunder Bay—Superior...
Real threat to Arctic sovereignty is Canada
Blog | Monday, 27 Jan 2014Conservative Arctic policy has recently come to the forefront, as Canada took over the two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council last year. To no one’s surprise, Prime Minister Stephen Harper...
The globalization of the work force
Blog | Friday, 24 Jan 2014It used to be understood that a healthy economy included low unemployment and available jobs right across the country. Pockets of persistently high unemployment would receive help in stimulus...
Adriane Carr stepping down as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada
Media Release | Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014VANCOUVER – Adriane Carr is stepping down as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, in order to focus on her campaign for re-election to Vancouver City Council. Carr has served as Deputy Leader...
Canada sitting on the sidelines of renewable energy revolution
Media Release | Tuesday, 21 Jan 2014OTTAWA – Today the Green Party of Canada is questioning why Canada is alone among developed nations in its failure to sign on to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), a UN-affiliated...