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    No Exceptions for Torture

    Media Release | Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012
    OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada is condemning the Conservative shift in policy to now accept information obtained by torture.  “The US has already been down this dark road.  Canada should not...

    Local jobs lost while NEB favours foreign industry

    Media Release | Monday, 06 Feb 2012
    OTTAWA -- The Burnaby Chevron refinery is at risk of closing because of decisions by the National Energy Board (NEB) and Kinder Morgan Canada, who operate the Trans Mountain Pipeline from Edmonton to...

    New Monitoring System Only First Step

    Media Release | Sunday, 05 Feb 2012
    OTTAWA -- News that the Alberta oil sands will finally have some monitoring in place is welcome, though more will be needed, say the Greens.  “We are finally moving from a negligent and illegal lack...

    EMD Closure a Blow for Ontario Jobs and Economy

    Media Release | Friday, 03 Feb 2012
    LONDON, ONTARIO -- The Green Parties of Canada (GPC) and Ontario (GPO) are calling on government officials to contact Caterpillar/Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) to encourage them to reconsider closure...

    Greens on the rise

    Media Release | Friday, 03 Feb 2012
    OTTAWA -- Final results show the Green Party of Canada had record breaking fundraising results in 2011.   With the Greens’ success in electing Leader Elizabeth May to the House of Commons and Deputy...

    Green Party Calls for “Victims First” Model of Justice

    Media Release | Thursday, 02 Feb 2012
    OTTAWA – The Green Party fully supports the recommendations of Canada’s Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, Sue O’Sullivan released in a special report – Shifting the Conversation. “The Green...

    World Wetlands Day

    Media Release | Thursday, 02 Feb 2012
    OTTAWA -- Greens all over the world will celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, commemorating the 1971 signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar Convention...