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Green Party statement regarding Dimitri Lascaris
Statement | Tuesday, 02 Jun 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada announced today that it has reversed the decision to exclude Dimitri Lascaris from the party’s leadership contest. “The Leadership Contest Committee heard Mr....
Green Party condemns racism and violence
Statement | Monday, 01 Jun 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is appalled by on-going police brutality against African-American and minority populations in the United States. Protests have broken out across the U.S., in Canada...
Canadian Environment Week: We are confronted by two emergencies
Statement | Monday, 01 Jun 2020OTTAWA – For months Canada and the world have been engulfed in the response to COVID-19. The deadly pandemic has transformed societies, economies and people’s daily lives. Citizens and governments...
Green Party Statement on Eid al-Fitr
Statement | Saturday, 23 May 2020OTTAWA – The sighting of this evening’s new moon will herald an end to the holy month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr, celebrated by Muslims in Canada and around the world, commemorates the breaking of the...
Green Party Statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Statement | Sunday, 17 May 2020OTTAWA – Today, we honour the enduring vision of freedom and equality for all those in the LGBTQ2 community. Breaking the Silence is the theme of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia,...
Green MPs call for more information on proposed changes to firearm laws
Statement | Friday, 15 May 2020OTTAWA – On May 1, 2020 the federal government implemented amendments to the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge...
Letter to PM Trudeau: Canada must oppose plan to annex West Bank territory
Statement | Sunday, 10 May 2020May 8, 2020 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of CanadaOffice of the Prime Minister80 Wellington St.Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We are writing to you...
Green Party Statement on UN World Press Freedom Day
Statement | Sunday, 03 May 2020OTTAWA – The theme for World Press Freedom Day this year is “Journalism without Fear or Favour”. In an increasingly complex media landscape, the United Nations and UNESCO underscore the importance...
Green Party Statement on International Workers’ Day
Statement | Friday, 01 May 2020OTTAWA – International Workers’ Day, known internationally as Labour Day and May Day is celebrated by workers around the world to honour the contribution that workers make to society. The COVID-19...
The Green Party is deeply saddened by news of yesterday’s Cyclone helicopter crash
Statement | Thursday, 30 Apr 2020HALIFAX – The Green Party of Canada joins Canadians in extending deepest sympathy and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy...