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The federal government should prepare for the closure of Line 5 by developing contingency plans and alternative sourcing options say Greens
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 May 2021OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada supports the decision by Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan to revoke Enbridge’s permit to operate a dual pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac, because it...
Green Party opposes the construction of any new gas or oil pipelines in Quebec
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 May 2021MONTREAL - Concerned by the proposed construction of a new pipeline to carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from southern Quebec to a plant in Nova Scotia, the Green Party of Canada is urging the...
Lack of substantial emissions targets or credible climate plan among reasons Greens voted no on Bill C-12
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 May 2021OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada voted against the scope and principle of Bill C-12, the Climate Accountability Act, citing the absence of credible targets for Canada to meet its international...
Canada needs a national strategy for long-term care now, not in a year’s time, says Annamie Paul
Media Release | Thursday, 29 Apr 2021OTTAWA – Following today’s press conference with Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner and president and CEO of CanAge, Laura Tamblyn Watts, Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul reiterated...
It is time to deliver urgent support to people being left behind in this third wave, says Green Party Leader Annamie Paul
Media Release | Monday, 26 Apr 2021OTTAWA – As Canada struggles under a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Party of Canada will continue to speak out for people who are being left behind, and to propose the...
Canada has passed on the chance to become a global leader in the fight against global warming and in the race to build a competitive green economy, says Green Party Leader Annamie Paul
Media Release | Thursday, 22 Apr 2021OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is extremely disappointed that the government of Canada failed to seize the historic opportunity of today’s Leaders' Summit on Climate to announce a more ambitious...
The government of Canada's nuclear policies are profoundly misguided, say Greens
Media Release | Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021FREDERICTON – The Green Party of Canada is concerned that the federal government is not providing Canadians with all the facts, and disrespecting Indigenous Peoples’ territorial rights, as it...
Elizabeth May to run again in Saanich-Gulf Islands
Media Release | Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Annamie Paul congratulates Elizabeth May on being acclaimed as the party’s candidate in Saanich-Gulf Islands for the next federal election. Ms. May was elected to...
Budget 2021 can plug the holes in our COVID-19 response and lay the foundation for a better future
Media Release | Monday, 19 Apr 2021OTTAWA – Today’s budget will be presented in the context of a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government of Canada and all of parliament must be focused on delivering the urgent...
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul repeats her plea for a national strategy to respond to surging COVID-19 pandemic
Media Release | Friday, 16 Apr 2021OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada has once again called on the Prime Minister to strike an intergovernmental rapid response task force, led by health experts, to coordinate all aspects of the...