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Green Party renews call for major changes to the Canada Elections Act
Media Release | Monday, 24 Aug 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party has renewed its call for federal privacy laws to apply to political parties, part of a comprehensive package of proposed reforms to the Canada Elections Act designed to...
Green Party welcomes appointment of Chrystia Freeland as finance minister
Media Release | Tuesday, 18 Aug 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party welcomes Chrystia Freeland as the first woman to serve as Canada’s Finance Minister. "It is incredible that in 153 years of our national existence, today is the first day...
Economic recovery plans must address Climate Emergency, say Greens
Media Release | Thursday, 13 Aug 2020OTTAWA – As Canada gradually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and moves to map out its economic recovery plan, the Green Party of Canada caucus has submitted a list of priorities for stimulus...
Greens urge swift action to help Lebanese navigate government resignation and rebuilding of Beirut
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Aug 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada expressed deep concern for the people of Lebanon today. Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced the resignation of his government yesterday, days after a deadly...
Resignation of Green Party President
Statement | Sunday, 09 Aug 2020OTTAWA – Green Party of Canada Federal Council President Jean-Luc Cooke has resigned. Mr. Cooke was elected President in May 2019 for a two year term, but announced this past week that he is unable...
Cut losses and end Site C dam fiasco, says Green Party of Canada
Media Release | Thursday, 06 Aug 2020OTTAWA – From its inception, the Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia has faced stiff opposition as unnecessary, flooding out some of B.C.'s best farmlands and violating Indigenous rights. Now...
Green Party Statement on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Statement | Thursday, 06 Aug 2020OTTAWA – On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the world still has a large arsenal of nuclear weapons. According to Hiroshima For Global Peace, the nuclear...
Harms outweigh benefits in Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, says Green MP Manly
Media Release | Wednesday, 05 Aug 2020OTTAWA – The deadline for the federal government to submit its final approval on the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion is August 24, 2020. Earlier this year an independent review panel identified...
Indigenous Representatives must be at the table when it comes to police reform, says Green Party
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020OTTAWA – As calls for police reform gain momentum across the country, Indigenous Traditional Governances, First Nation, Métis, and Inuit leadership must be at the decision-making tables. “Indigenous...
Greens support motion to designate August 1 as Emancipation Day in Canada
Media Release | Friday, 31 Jul 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party caucus unanimously supports the recent motion tabled by Liberal MP Majid Jowhari (Richmond Hill) calling for August 1 to be designated as Emancipation Day in Canada. The...