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Join Elizabeth May for the North Vancouver campaign launch of Green candidate George Orr
Media Release | Thursday, 28 Mar 2019SIDNEY, B.C. -- Green Party Leader, Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) invites you to join her and other B.C. Greens this Sunday, to celebrate the exciting campaign launch and fundraiser for...
Elizabeth May congratulates Mark de Bruijn for his win in the contested North Island-Powell River nomination
Update | Thursday, 28 Mar 2019March 22 -- SIDNEY, B.C. – Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), will be in Campbell River Saturday, March 23, to attend the campaign launch of Mark de Bruijn...
Elizabeth May first federal leader to hit the ground running in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
Media Release | Monday, 25 Mar 2019OTTAWA -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), campaigned yesterday in downtown Nanaimo, and on Gabriola Island for candidate Paul Manly. Ms. May was the first federal leader...
Green Party of Canada Statement on World Water Day 2019
Statement | Friday, 22 Mar 2019OTTAWA – “Canada is fortunate to have access to an abundance of water, and yet today numerous First Nations communities across Canada remain without access to potable water, four years after the...
Turning people away at the border same as building a wall, says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) said today that all Canadians should be deeply disturbed by reports that the Trudeau government is considering closing a loophole...
Green Party of Canada statement on International Francophonie Day
Statement | Wednesday, 20 Mar 2019OTTAWA -- Today, the Green Party of Canada celebrates the international influence of our francophone culture that unites over 300 million people and includes some 88 member states on five continents...
The figures don’t lie: Budget 2019 short-changes the fight against climate change
Media Release | Tuesday, 19 Mar 2019OTTAWA – Although the Trudeau government continues to insist that it’s committed to decisive action on the climate crisis, Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 2019 federal budget tells a very different...
Will the Liberals deliver a budget that acknowledges the climate emergency?
Media Release | Monday, 18 Mar 2019OTTAWA – Since the last federal budget, the Liberal government has squandered $4.5 billion on an ageing pipeline while committing to spend another $10-13 billion to expand said pipeline. Given that...
Green Party stands with students striking for climate action, in Canada and around the world
Media Release | Thursday, 14 Mar 2019OTTAWA -- Inspired by the actions of one 16-year-old Swedish girl, students in 50 towns and cities across Canada will join hundreds of thousands of students around the world, to strike on Friday in...
“Local residents deserve credit for Transport Canada action,” says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Thursday, 14 Mar 2019SIDNEY, B.C.-- After decades of neglect and cover up, Reay Creek Pond in Sidney, B.C. has finally been designated as a Class 1 contamination site. Transport Canada will begin remediation immediately...