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Green Party Leadership Contest Responding to COVID-19
Media Release | Monday, 23 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is making changes to its leadership contest rules in light of COVID-19. Interim Leader, Jo-Ann Roberts, said: “The challenges faced by all Canadians - including...
Green Party Statement on World Water Day
Statement | Sunday, 22 Mar 2020OTTAWA – As the world is fully engaged in responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic, we must not lose track of other key issues. The theme of the 2020 United Nations World Water Day is: Water and...
Green Party of Canada statement on International Francophonie Day
Statement | Friday, 20 Mar 2020OTTAWA – Today, on the 50th anniversary of the Journée internationale de la Francophonie, the Green Party of Canada celebrates the Francophonie in all its aspects and diversity. Green MP Jenica...
Greens support Liberals’ unprecedented financial measures announced today
Media Release | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada welcomes the financial support to Canadians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic announced by the Trudeau administration in Ottawa today. “We’re grateful to the...
Now is the time to implement Guaranteed Livable Income for ALL Canadians, says Green Party
Media Release | Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020HALIFAX – Given the extraordinary circumstances facing Canadians during this time of economic downturn and uncertainty, the Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government to immediately...
Green Party says US citizens should be included in new border restrictions
Media Release | Monday, 16 Mar 2020HALIFAX – The Green Party of Canada applauds new measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 announced today by the federal government but says it is a mistake to exempt US citizens from this ban on...
Greens agree with all-party consensus to suspend the House of Commons due to COVID-19
Media Release | Friday, 13 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada agrees with today’s unanimous decision by parliamentarians to suspend the House of Commons until April 20 in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “I want...
Greens call on politicians to respect civil disobedience
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Mar 2020OTTAWA – Green MP’s held a press conference today to denounce the growing trend to demonize Canadians taking part in non-violent civil disobedience for climate action. On the floor of the House of...
Green Party Statement for International Women’s Day
Statement | Sunday, 08 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The theme of the 2020 International Women’s Day is Each for Equal – an equal world is an enabled world. While progress has been made on gender equality in Canada, there is still much work to...
Greens call on Public Health Agency to implement more robust protections for front-line health-care workers
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government and the Public Health Agency of Canada to implement more robust protections for front-line health-care workers dealing with the...