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    Condolences to the Polish People

    Statement | Saturday, 10 Apr 2010
    OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada expresses its deep sympathy for Poland after the sudden death of President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, Franciszek Gagor, Slawomir Skrzypek, Deputy Foreign...

    Budget as Bulldozer: Take two

    Blog | Thursday, 01 Apr 2010
    Last year, I wrote a blog with this title.  I was shocked to find the 2009 Budget Implementation Bill was being used to gut the Navigable Water Protection Act (NWPA).  The NWPA had been cornerstone...

    The tar ponds “clean-up” will not work

    Blog | Wednesday, 24 Mar 2010
    CBC News announced today that the clean up of the tar ponds has begun. The country’s worst toxic waste site will be completely remediated by the mid-1990s. Sorry.  Wrong press release.  That was the...

    POP Quiz for Democracy fans!

    Blog | Saturday, 20 Mar 2010
    OK, everyone really committed to regaining democracy in Canada; can you spot the whopper in the following statement from the Prime Minister? “Do I realistically expect that everybody who works for me...

    Airport Tantrums

    Blog | Friday, 19 Mar 2010
    I am writing a blog about this because I think I am the only person in political life who remembers Alan Redway. Alan Redway was a Progressive Conservative MP in the Mulroney government.  If memory...

    An invitation for Earth Day

    Blog | Sunday, 14 Mar 2010
    It occurred to me the other day that the next April 22 will be the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day.  Back in 1970, I was in Grade 10 when the first Earth Day took place.  I remember writing flyers...

    Budget 2010

    Blog | Friday, 05 Mar 2010
    Watch Elizabeth May's video commentary I can remember budget days in lock-ups when there was good news to be found.  Even in a bad budget, there would be a new environmental programme or two.In a...

    Bernier’s Lost His Briefing Book Again

    Blog | Saturday, 27 Feb 2010
    Maxime Bernier, long time climate denier is relying on German scientist Mojib Latif to back up his claim that scientists are now casting doubt on climate change science. In his letter to La Presse,...