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Victory in Battle Against Keystone Pipeline
Media Release | Friday, 11 Nov 2011OTTAWA - President Obama has put the Keystone XL pipeline on hold, citing concerns over climate change and the problematic route. Green Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands Elizabeth May commented...
Elizabeth May and Adriane Carr announce new petition for federal change in tax laws regarding affordable rental housing
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011(Vancouver), Green Party of Vancouver City Council candidate Adriane Carr joined with Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, to announce a new petition...
Canada to sabotage Kyoto?
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011OTTAWA - Environment Minister Peter Kent today promised that Canada would have no part in the second phase of Kyoto, despite repeated and urgent calls from the world’s scientists for developed...
Congratulations to Saskatchewan Greens
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011The federal Green Party sends congratulations for a great election effort toall of the Greens in Saskatchewan. "I truly commend the wonderfulvolunteers in Saskatchewan for advancing the Green cause...
Canadian could face 5 years in prison for peaceful protest
Media Release | Saturday, 05 Nov 2011After visiting Bahrain, Naser al Raas, a Canadian citizen, was arrested, tortured, and held in solitary confinement for one month. He was then released but has now been sentenced to charges that...
Greens support Mark Carney as head of Financial Stability Board
Media Release | Friday, 04 Nov 2011The Green Party of Canada applauds the selection of Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to head up the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global institution established in 2009 to lead an overhaul...
Greens: Look Down Under to Get Over Double-Dip Recession Risk
Media Release | Thursday, 27 Oct 2011Ottawa - The Green Party of Canada is calling on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to explore the innovative Australian economic stimulus packages of 2008 and 2009 that helped that country - alone among...
Religious Persecution Must End
Media Release | Thursday, 27 Oct 2011Saanich-Gulf Islands Member of Parliament and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has given her consent to a unanimous consent motion for a "take note" debate in Parliament on the threat to Coptic...
Green Party of Canada Calls for Transparency on GM Salmon
Media Release | Thursday, 27 Oct 2011As authorities in the United States and Canada are poised to approve genetically modified salmon, the Green Party of Canada urges Environment Canada to think twice. “We won’t be able to put this...
World Population Hits 7 Billion Mark
Media Release | Wednesday, 26 Oct 2011The United Nations Population Fund has projected that the world will reach the milestone of 7 billion on October 31, 2011. A new report entitled The State of the World Population 2011 reports on...