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    Green Party Statement for Vaisakhi 2020

    Statement | Monday, 13 Apr 2020
    OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada extends warm wishes to Sikh Canadians and Sikh communities around the world as they celebrate Vaisakhi to mark the beginning of the Sikh and Punjabi new year. Under...

    Celebrating Life Apart At Easter

    Statement | Sunday, 12 Apr 2020
    OTTAWA – Easter will be very different for many Christians this year. They will not be gathering in churches or having large family get-togethers around the dining room table as physical distancing...

    Green Party Statement on Passover

    Statement | Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020
    OTTAWA – At sundown this evening Jews in Canada and around the world begin the eight-day celebration of Passover, the festival of freedom. This special time commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from...

    Green Party Statement for UN World Health Day

    Statement | Tuesday, 07 Apr 2020
    OTTAWA – Since 1950, UN World Health Day has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization (WHO). Seventy years on, as...

    Green Party Statement on World Water Day

    Statement | Sunday, 22 Mar 2020
    OTTAWA  – As the world is fully engaged in responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic, we must not lose track of other key issues. The theme of the 2020 United Nations World Water Day is: Water and...

    Green Party Statement for International Women’s Day

    Statement | Sunday, 08 Mar 2020
    OTTAWA – The theme of the 2020 International Women’s Day is Each for Equal – an equal world is an enabled world. While progress has been made on gender equality in Canada, there is still much work to...

    Green Party Statement for Black History Month

    Statement | Saturday, 01 Feb 2020
    OTTAWA  – The theme of Canada’s 24th annual Black History month, which begins today is: Canadians of African Descent: Going forward, guided by the past. “We have come a long way in the 25 years since...

    Green Party of Canada celebrates Chinese New Year

    Statement | Saturday, 25 Jan 2020
    OTTAWA  — Across Canada and around the world, Chinese communities will begin their New Year celebrations today to welcome the Year of the Rat. Sometimes referred to as the Spring Festival (Lunar New...