News & Press Releases

• Ottawa

Greens join Human Rights Watch in urging Canada to raise human rights abuses during Prime Minister’s China visit

As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for an official visit to the People’s Republic of China, the Green Party of Canada is joining Human Rights Watch in calling on the […]

• Ottawa

Green Party eliminates $1 million election debt in eight months, fuelled by grassroots supporters

The Green Party of Canada announced today that it has eliminated $1 million in election-related debt in just eight months, thanks to supporters across the country who stepped up to […]

• Ottawa

Green Party of Canada Leader Says Trump Is in Violation of the U.S. Constitution Over UNFCCC Withdrawal Claim

The Leader of the Green Party of Canada says U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he can withdraw the United States from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change […]

• Ottawa

Green Party of Canada Condemns U.S. Actions in Venezuela as Violation of International Law

The Green Party of Canada, in solidarity with the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas (FPVA), strongly condemns all military actions, including the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, carried out […]

• Ottawa

Statement by the Green Party of Canada on Mutual Settlement of Application for Judicial Review

OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada and the Leaders’ Debates Commission have agreed to a mutual settlement of the Green Party of Canada’s application for judicial review arising from […]

• Ottawa

Floor-crossing highlights how first-past-the-post can manufacture majority power

The Green Party of Canada says the latest floor-crossing — which leaves Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals just one seat short of a majority — underscores a long-standing democratic problem: […]

• Kitchener

Morrice confirmed as Deputy Leader for Green Party of Canada

Former Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice was announced as a new Deputy Leader for the Green Party of Canada, a position he hopes can help to further amplify his community’s […]

• Ottawa

Green Party condemns federal Alberta pipeline deal as a serious betrayal of climate commitments, Indigenous rights, and the people of British Columbia

The Green Party of Canada strongly denounces the Canada–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding, signed today, which commits the federal government to enabling privately financed pipelines carrying Alberta ‘bitumen’ for export to […]

• Ottawa

Greens secure Prime Minister’s first-ever on-the-record commitment to meeting Canada’s Paris climate targets

After nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May won a major concession from the federal government today: a clear, public confirmation from Prime Minister Mark Carney […]

Green Party calls on Carney to drop Trump-linked Ksi Lisims LNG from fast-track list

The Green Party of Canada is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to immediately remove the Ksi Lisims LNG project from Canada’s new “Major Projects of National Interest” fast-track list, […]

• Ottawa

The Prime Minister said Canadians should be prepared for sacrifice — Greens ask: Who sacrifices? And who profits?

Ottawa — Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, joined by former Green MP and Housing and Disability Inclusion Critic Mike Morrice, highlight the winners and losers […]

• Ottawa

Climate-killing Keystone pipeline must not be a bargaining chip

OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada reacted with shock to reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the idea of reviving the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline during his White […]