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Canada may lose scientific pearl
Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA - Canada is losing a critical research lab just at a crucial time when more information is needed, says the Green Party of Canada. The Greens are strongly protesting the loss of funding that...
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Canada’s Reputation on Human Rights Continues to Slide
Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is saddened but not shocked by the scathing review of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) for Canada’s lack of...
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May seeks emergency debate on Robocalls
Monday, 27 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, has contacted the Speaker to request an emergency debate on the growing scandal around misleading...
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May's riding also hit with Robocalls; Emergency Commons Debate, Public Inquiry Called For
Monday, 27 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA- Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, has condemned the use of misleading robocalling and other dishonest tactics used to...
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Transport Canada Fails to note real Obstructions to Northern Gateway
Friday, 24 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA -- Conclusions of Transport Canada that supertankers are safe off BC's North Coast are next to meaningless, says the Green Party of Canada. "Transport Canada thinks it is sufficient to...
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Anniversary of shameful internment of Japanese-Canadians
Friday, 24 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA -- February 24th marks the 70th anniversary of the uprooting of Japanese Canadians from coastal British Columbia. "It is important to remember these times in our history and learn so that we...
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Seven Years Today Kyoto Came Into Force- Celebrating an Anniversary and Exposing Government Fictions
Thursday, 16 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party, today held a press conference in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre to celebrate the 7th Anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol...
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False Choice: Economics, Human Rights, or the Environment
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA -- Too many politicians, business leaders and media pundits are setting up a false choice between economics, human rights, and the environment. The fact is there is no need to choose....
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Harper Conservatives Threaten to Make "Committee Business" Secret
Monday, 13 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA -- The Harper Conservatives are making a bid to have parliamentary committee business conducted in secret. Widely considered as a test run for all committees, the Official Languages...
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Pipeline Hearings Disrespectful to Indigenous Languages
Monday, 13 Feb 2012 - OTTAWA -- Lorraine Rekmans, Aboriginal Affairs Critic for the Green Party of Canada, is appalled at the treatment being given to Indigenous language speakers at the Joint Review Panel hearings on the...
