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Green Party Statement on Ramadan
Statement | Sunday, 05 May 2019OTTAWA -- The sighting of the new moon this evening will herald the beginning of Ramadan, a sacred observance that will continue for 30 days, ending at sundown on June 4 with the celebration of Eid...
"Why I left the NDP and joined the Greens"
Blog | Friday, 03 May 2019Bruce Hyer is a biologist and forester and small business person (ecotourism) from Thunder Bay, where he was the MP from 2008-2015. On May 6, Nanaimo-Ladysmith will go to the polls to choose a new MP...
Statement on UN World Press Freedom Day
Statement | Friday, 03 May 2019OTTAWA -- It’s been a deadly year for journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 58 journalists died on assignment, and 37 of those were murdered. The brutal murder of Washington...
Greens make big gains and P.E.I. politics will never be the same
Media Release | Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May has congratulated her P.E.I. counterpart Peter Bevan-Baker on the party’s history-making result in tonight’s provincial election. Bevan-Baker and...
Green Party of Canada statement for Earth Day
Statement | Monday, 22 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- The first Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, 1970, is widely credited with launching the global environmental movement. Nearly 50 years later, we face a global climate emergency and species...
Green Party Statement on Passover 2019
Statement | Friday, 19 Apr 2019OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada extends wishes for “Chag Pesach sameach!” / “Happy Passover!” to those celebrating the eight-day festival beginning at sunset. Passover commemorates the deliverance...
Green Party Statement on Easter 2019
Statement | Friday, 19 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada extends good wishes for Easter. On Good Friday, Christians around the world mourn the death of Jesus Christ, reflect on the meaning of his death and passion and...
Elizabeth May and Paul Manly to host an Earth Day celebration in Nanaimo, B.C.
Media Release | Thursday, 18 Apr 2019NANAIMO, B.C. -- The Leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) and Paul Manly, the party’s candidate in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, will host a Community Earth Day...
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is getting married on Earth Day (of course!)
Media Release | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019SIDNEY, B.C. -- The Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May will marry John Kidder in Victoria, B.C., on International Earth Day. The joyful occasion will take place at Christ Church...
Elizabeth May congratulates Alberta Greens for momentous effort
Media Release | Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019OTTAWA -- Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) today congratulated her Alberta counterpart Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes and the 32 Green Party of Alberta candidates for...