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Green Party to Minister of Environment: Heed federal panel’s warnings on controversial BC gold-copper mine
Friday, 01 Nov 2013 - OTTAWA: Following Thursday’s release of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s Report of the Federal Review Panel: New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project, the Green Party of Canada is...
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Green Party calls on Foreign Affairs Minister to push for release of Canadian Greenpeace activists imprisoned in Russia
Friday, 01 Nov 2013 - OTTAWA: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich – Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada has called on Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird to push for the release of two Canadian citizens...
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BC salmon facing bleak future on first anniversary of Cohen Commission Report
Thursday, 31 Oct 2013 - Today marks one year since the release of the final report of the Cohen Commission into the alarming decline of Fraser River Sockeye populations, and despite the report’s strong recommendations, the...
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Curtain falls on rights of individual Members of Parliament
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 - Multiple Parliamentary Committees have now passed the Conservative motion to shut down the rights of individual Members of Parliament. For Members falling outside of the Conservative, NDP, or Liberal...
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Members of Parliament stand up for their rights
Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 - OTTAWA – Members of Parliament of all political stripes are standing together to defend their rights. Green Party MP and Leader Elizabeth May, and Independent Members of Parliament Bruce Hyer, Brent...
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Omar: An Abuse of Human Rights and International Law
Monday, 28 Oct 2013 - Last Friday, Omar Khadr, a former child soldier, was denied a request to be moved to a provincial prison to serve out the remainder of his highly questionable sentence. “It is sadly evident that even...
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Canada falls dangerously short on emissions targets
Friday, 25 Oct 2013 - Environment Canada’s latest report on emissions trends clearly shows that Canada is far behind schedule on its international commitments to meet emission targets. In signing the Copenhagen Accord in...
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The Green Party of Canada presents a new candidate in the riding of Bourassa
Thursday, 24 Oct 2013 - MONTREAL -- On October 22, Danny Polifroni was acclaimed as the nominated candidate by the Green Party of Canada to replace Georges Laraque in the next by-election that will occur November 25 in the...
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October 24th is World Polio Day
Monday, 21 Oct 2013 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada wishes to mark World Polio Day on October 24th 2013. “The international community has a unique opportunity to eradicate this childhood disease. We did it once...
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Green Party opposes anti-democratic elements of Canada Europe Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement
Friday, 18 Oct 2013 - This morning in Brussels, Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and President of the European Commission, Jose Manual Barroso announced conclusion of the agreement, in principle, of the Canada-EU...
