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Elizabeth May issues a statement on Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s resignation
Statement | Thursday, 12 Dec 2019MADRID, SPAIN — Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) issued the following statement from Madrid, where she is attending COP25 as part of the Canadian delegation...
Green Party calls on Trudeau cabinet to reject Teck Frontier oil sands project
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Trudeau cabinet to reject a proposal by Teck Resources to develop a giant open-pit oil sands mine in Alberta. “Going ahead with construction of...
Green Party Statement on Human Rights Day
Statement | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Today as we celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are reminded of the need to protect the inalienable rights to which every person is...
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Statement | Friday, 06 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Today marks the 30th anniversary of the tragic events that took place at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, when 13 female students and a female administrator were murdered because they were...
Now is not the time for incrementalism says Green Party of Canada
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Dec 2019OTTAWA — Reacting to the Speech from the Throne, the Green Party of Canada expressed cautious optimism but disappointment in the lack of specifics and commitment in key policy areas. “There are no...
As climate negotiations heat up in Madrid, Green caucus lays out key climate tests for Liberals
Media Release | Wednesday, 04 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The three federal Green MPs have set out the key challenges looming for the Liberal minority government. They fall into two distinct, but related, categories: What positions will Canada...
Greens condemn plan to spend $27 billion on nuclear reactors
Media Release | Tuesday, 03 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada is challenging a plan by the premiers of Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick to invest in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMNRs). Premiers Scott Moe, Doug Ford...
Green Party of Canada Welcomes Appointment of Mark Carney as United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change and Finance
Media Release | Monday, 02 Dec 2019OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada welcomes the appointment by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Mark Carney as Special Envoy on Climate Change and Finance. Mr. Carney, in his...
Greens challenge Liberals to increase GHG reduction targets ahead of COP25
Media Release | Thursday, 28 Nov 2019HALIFAX — The Green Party of Canada calls on the Trudeau administration to strengthen Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets ahead of next month’s UN Climate Change Conference of the...
Greens oppose Northern Pulp’s Northumberland Strait effluent dump
Media Release | Friday, 22 Nov 2019HALIFAX — The Green Party of Canada stands with the Pictou Landing First Nation, the fishers and a coalition of local organizations including the Town of Pictou, who are urging the Nova Scotia...