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10 years after the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, the Green Party remembers
Media Release | Wednesday, 05 Jul 2023The Green Party of Canada wishes to speak out on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy. A decade after the tragedy, the local population continues its healing process...
As the Country Burns, Liberal Ministers Host Oil and Gas Company Board Meeting
Media Release | Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023On June 26, two cabinet ministers - the Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson and the Hon. François-Philippe Champagne - attended the Royal Dutch Shell’s Global Board Meeting, wishing them a warm welcome to a...
Federal Adaptation Strategy Worthy of 2010, Insufficient Today, Says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians are fleeing their homes while millions are breathing toxic air. For decades, scientists warned that warmer average temperatures would result in catastrophic weather...
Canada Disability Benefit receives royal assent
Media Release | Friday, 23 Jun 2023Ottawa, ON – Just a week after the House of Commons gave final passage to the Canada Disability Benefit Act (Bill C-22), the bill has passed in the Senate and received royal assent from the Governor...
Historic Performance for the Green Party of Canada in Quebec
Media Release | Tuesday, 20 Jun 2023The Green Party of Canada achieved a historic by-election performance in the Montreal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount. With 13.3% of the vote, the GPC tripled its total from the 2021 general...
David Suzuki endorses Jonathan Pedneault in NDG Westmount
Media Release | Saturday, 10 Jun 2023Canada's much loved host of "The Nature of Things," scientist and environmentalist, David Suzuki has called on voters in NDG Westmount to vote for Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault in the...
Greens condemn climate inaction as wildfires ravage country
Media Release | Thursday, 08 Jun 2023In the midst of Canada's Environment Week, the country is experiencing wildfires from coast to coast. For the first time ever, Ottawa is experiencing reduced air quality from climate induced fire...
Green Party votes against long-awaited but deeply flawed update to environmental legislation
Media Release | Tuesday, 30 May 2023OTTAWA – For more than 20 years, Canadians have asked for updates to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act that would improve the management of toxic substances and protect Canadians from...
Nic Geddert to Run in Portage-Lisgar
Media Release | Tuesday, 30 May 2023Nic Geddert won the nomination race and will be the next Green Party of Canada candidate in Portage-Lisgar. Nic is a dedicated community advocate with a strong passion for making a positive impact....
Green Party of Canada agrees to review confidential information, under security limitations; calls for an Independent Public Inquiry
Media Release | Wednesday, 24 May 2023OTTAWA - Green leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault are repeating calls for a public inquiry into election interference. Both Elizabeth May and Mike Morrice (MP Kitchener Centre) have...