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Canadian Climate Expert Takes on New International Role
Media Release | Friday, 18 Nov 2011OTTAWA - Canadian climate expert Dr. Gordon McBean has been elected President-elect of the International Council for Science (ICSU), the first Canadian to hold this office. The International...
Canada Could Be Leader In Carbon-Neutral Datacentres
Media Release | Friday, 18 Nov 2011With some changes to legislation, Canada could become a leader in datacentre construction and operation, according to the Green Party of Canada. “We have top-calibre minds in Canada thinking about...
Provincial Auditor General stands up for Transparency
Media Release | Friday, 18 Nov 2011OTTAWA - The Green Party of Nova Scotia and the Green Party of Canada are applauding the Auditor General of Nova Scotia, Jacques Lapointe, for refusing to engage in a vetting agreement with the oil...
May and Fair Vote Canada Support Court Challenge of First-Past-the-Post
Media Release | Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011OTTAWA - Members of the Association for the Advancement of Democratic Rights, represented by the accomplished constitutional Montreal lawyer, Julius Grey, will file their appeal to the Supreme Court...
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...