News
Statement on the shooting incidents in Ottawa
Statement | Wednesday, 22 Oct 2014Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has issued the following statement regarding the shooting incidents that occurred at the National War Memorial and...
Statement on Offshore Drilling in the Gulf of St Lawrence
Statement | Monday, 20 Oct 2014OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada urges the federal government to honour its constitutionally mandated duty to consult with local First Nations before moving any further with plans for offshore...
Statement on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Statement | Friday, 17 Oct 2014OTTAWA – Today marks the 21st annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This day of observance was designated by the United Nations in 1993 in order to promote awareness of the need to...
Statement on World Food Day
Statement | Thursday, 16 Oct 2014OTTAWA – World Food Day is celebrated each year in honour of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on October 16, 1945. The theme for World Food Day 2014 is “Family...
Statement on International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Statement | Friday, 26 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has issued the following statement for UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons...
Green Party of Canada extends best wishes for Rosh Hashanah
Statement | Wednesday, 24 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish High Holy Days and the beginning of the Jewish New Year, begins tonight at sundown. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for...
September 22 is Car Free Day
Statement | Monday, 22 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Today is World Car Free Day, an international day of action to promote alternative modes of transportation and a cleaner environment. “Car Free Day is an opportunity to think critically...
Statement on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks
Statement | Thursday, 11 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, issued the following statement to remember and honour those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001: "...
Statement on Labour Day 2014
Statement | Monday, 01 Sep 2014OTTAWA – On Labour Day, the Green Party of Canada reminds all Canadians of the achievements of the labour movement in this country and around the world, and the threats to workers’ rights that...
Statement from the President of the Green Party of Canada
Statement | Friday, 01 Aug 2014Green Party President, Paul Estrin, today issued the following statement clarifying recent statements made on the Israel–Gaza conflict. (Backgrounder attached) Dear Green Party members and...