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How not to protect the lives of sex trade workers
Blog | Friday, 11 Jul 2014The ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada was pretty clear in the Bedford case. The laws were preventing women (and men) in the business of selling sex from being unacceptably vulnerable to...
Greens call on Israeli and Palestinian leadership to end hostilities and protect civilians
Media Release | Friday, 11 Jul 2014“We need to immediately put a stop to this terrible cycle of violence which is killing innocent Israeli and Palestinian children.” – Elizabeth May (OTTAWA) July 11, 2014 – Green Party of Canada...
Elizabeth May congratulates Green candidates on by-election gains
Media Release | Tuesday, 01 Jul 2014TORONTO – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May today congratulates Green candidates Camille Labchuk (Trinity–Spadina), Shahbaz Mir (Scarborough–Agincourt), Larry Ashmore (Macleod) and Brian Deheer (Fort...
Greens mourn tragic death of three Israeli teenagers
Media Release | Monday, 30 Jun 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada denounces the horrific killing of three young sons of Israel. Gilad Shaar, 16, Eyal Yifrach, 19 and Naftali Fraenkel, 16 were kidnapped while walking home from...
Greens welcome landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in favour of Tsilhqot’in First Nation
Media Release | Thursday, 26 Jun 2014VICTORIA – The Green Party of Canada today celebrates the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision to acknowledge aboriginal title of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation to 1,700 square kilometres of...
Harper silent as world leaders speak out on behalf of jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Media Release | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is urging Prime Minister Harper to join US Secretary of State John Kerry and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in condemning yesterday’s verdict in the trial of...
All together now: How we stop Enbridge’s pipelines and tankers
Blog | Sunday, 22 Jun 2014It came to me in response to a biased question from a Sun News reporter in Toronto. The question, playing into the warped world of Ezra Lavant, prompted me to explain what “protesters” might do to...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada on National Aboriginal Day 2014
Media Release | Saturday, 21 Jun 2014OTTAWA – National Aboriginal Day is a time both to celebrate the history and cultural diversity of Canada’s First Peoples, and to reflect on how much remains to be done to break down barriers of...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada for World Refugee Day 2014
Media Release | Friday, 20 Jun 2014OTTAWA – On UN World Refugee Day 2014, the Green Party of Canada is bringing attention to the plight of displaced persons across the globe. “Not so long ago, Canada was a world leader in welcoming...
Northern Gateway will help degrade environment
Blog | Thursday, 19 Jun 2014Imagine your favourite lake — the one on which you have a cottage or fish for walleye. Now imagine it is going to be acidified for 40 years by a giant industrial project. Or imagine your favourite...