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Harper sell out to China will be locked in – Elizabeth May
Media Release | Friday, 12 Sep 2014“I call on every Conservative MP to block this sell out..." Elizabeth May (Ottawa) September 12, 2014 - Ever since September 2012, when news of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Hu Jintao of China...
Backgrounder - Investor-State Treaties
Backgrounder | Friday, 12 Sep 2014What is an Investor-State Agreement? While investor-state agreements are sometimes associated – or even confused – with free trade agreements, they are not the same. A trade agreement opens up areas...
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: "...
The price of cheap shrimp
Blog | Wednesday, 03 Sep 2014The readership of Island Tides is, in my experience, among the best informed and most conscientious about our collective and individual ecological footprint of any people on the planet. However, I...
Letter to the Editor: Give Capital Region a Say on Pipeline: August 28, 2014
Blog | Monday, 01 Sep 2014To the Editor, I couldn't agree more with Mayor Fortin that citizens of southern Vancouver Island must have a say, and a definitive say, about the proposal to dramatically increase bitumen-loaded...
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...
Elizabeth May to Donate Blood in Support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Media Release | Monday, 01 Sep 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, issued the following statement in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: “Today, there are more than...
Greens support call for inquiry into crisis of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls
Media Release | Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014UPDATED: OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, supports the call from Canada’s premiers and Aboriginal leaders for a national inquiry into...
Premiers add their voices to Green Party’s call for a national energy strategy
Media Release | Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada today applauds Premiers Kathleen Wynne of Ontario and Philippe Couillard of Quebec for joining their call for a national energy strategy. All of the provincial and...
Leaders of the Green Parties of Nova Scotia and Canada Welcome Provincial Order to Reduce Emissions in Pictou County
Media Release | Friday, 22 Aug 2014OTTAWA – Brynn Nheiley, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia and Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, welcome the ministerial order issued yesterday by Nova Scotia...