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Fair Elections Act changes a good start, but more must be done to protect Canadian democracy
Media Release | Friday, 25 Apr 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada welcomes news of the Conservatives' backtracking on some of the more radical aspects of their highly controversial bill C-23, the Fair Elections Act. Since it was...
SCC ruling on Senate reform: Harper Conservatives should stop wasting Parliament’s time
Media Release | Friday, 25 Apr 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is unsurprised by today’s ruling on Senate reform, which marks the third consecutive defeat for the Harper Conservatives in a Supreme Court reference case. Today...
Changes to Department of Fisheries regulations are more bad news for Canada’s fish
Media Release | Thursday, 24 Apr 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada condemns new Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) regulations that will effectively undermine the federal government’s ability to protect Canadian waters from...
Greens renew call for national Commission of Inquiry into criminal activity in 2011 election
Media Release | Thursday, 24 Apr 2014OTTAWA – Today the Green Party of Canada renewed its call for an independent, national Commission of Inquiry into the widespread criminal activity known to have taken place during the last federal...
Earth Day 2014: Climate crisis requires leadership
Media Release | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2014OTTAWA – Today marks the 44th anniversary of the planet's first Earth Day - April 22, 1970. Today, the Green Party of Canada celebrates the accomplishments of Canada's environmental movement...
Easter Message from Elizabeth May
Media Release | Sunday, 20 Apr 2014On behalf of the GPC, staff and volunteers, I want to wish you and yours a Happy Easter. For those who are not religious, Easter is a great long weekend marking the beginning of a long-awaited spring...
Greens call on Government to Stand Up for BC on Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Media Release | Thursday, 17 Apr 2014VICTORIA – Andrew Weaver, Deputy Leader of the BC Green Party and MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, and Adam Olsen,...
The Real Issue with the so-called "Fair Elections Act"
Blog | Wednesday, 16 Apr 2014With all the talk about the Conservatives’ so-called “Fair Elections Act,” my mind keeps coming back to what Elizabeth May has said right from the start:“The crisis in Canadian democracy is not that...
Statement from Elizabeth May on the death of Mi’kmaq leader Noel Knockwood
Media Release | Monday, 14 Apr 2014SIDNEY, BC – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has issued the following statement on the death of Mi'kmaq leader Noel Knockwood: “...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada on anti-Semitic attacks in Kansas City
Media Release | Monday, 14 Apr 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada condemns the tragic anti-Semitic attacks that took place outside Kansas City yesterday. William Lewis Corporon, 69, and his grandson Reat Griffin Underwood, 14, are...