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Statement from the Green Party of Canada for Vaisakhi
Media Release | Monday, 14 Apr 2014On the occasion of the 315th Vaisakhi, the Green Party of Canada would like to extend best wishes for a peaceful and joyous holiday season to Canada's Sikh community. Vaisakhi is a celebration of the...
Greens celebrate results of Kitimat plebiscite on Northern Gateway
Media Release | Sunday, 13 Apr 2014NANAIMO - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands today congratulates the people of Kitimat, BC on voting No in a plebiscite on the...
Statement by Elizabeth May and Bruce Hyer on the Passing of Jim Flaherty
Statement | Thursday, 10 Apr 2014OTTAWA - On behalf of the Green Party, our members, staff and volunteers, we wish to extend deepest condolences to the family of Jim Flaherty. He was a rare partisan, able to extend a mischievous...
Greens celebrate diversity on International Day of Pink
Media Release | Wednesday, 09 Apr 2014OTTAWA – Today on International Day of Pink, the Green Party of Canada joins with millions of Canadians nation-wide in celebrating diversity and calling for an end to homophobic...
Greens welcome David Robinson as Natural Resources Critic
Media Release | Tuesday, 08 Apr 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce that Dr. David Robinson has taken on the Natural Resources portfolio on the Party’s Shadow Cabinet. A Professor of Economics and the Director...
Passenger rail in Canada is in crisis
Blog | Monday, 07 Apr 2014There has been a lot of attention of late to what moves on Canada’s rails. Train derailments, disasters such as Lac-Mégantic and near-disasters, such as the railcars loaded with toxic diluents that...
Statement for National Volunteer Week 2014
Media Release | Monday, 07 Apr 2014OTTAWA – On the occasion of the 11th annual National Volunteer Week, the Green Party of Canada acknowledges and celebrates the important work of Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers. Every day,...
NEB grants Intervenor status to federal Green Party Leader and BC Greens
Media Release | Friday, 04 Apr 2014OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands has been granted Intervenor status in the upcoming National Energy Board (NEB) hearings...
Finance, Budgets And Shuffles
Blog | Thursday, 03 Apr 2014In the last few weeks, there were a few shake-ups on the Canadian political scene. Allison Redford resigned as Premier of Alberta, the Supreme Court ruled that Stephen Harper’s new Quebec appointee...
Greens celebrate victory of Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation in defending traditional territory
Media Release | Thursday, 03 Apr 2014OTTAWA/VICTORIA – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, today joins BC Green Party Leader Adam Olsen in celebrating the Kitasoo/Xaixais First Nation’s victory in blocking the opening of...