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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...
Statement from Elizabeth May for Passover
Media Release | Monday, 14 Apr 2014Passover begins this evening at sunset, and on behalf of the Green Party of Canada I would like to extend holiday greetings to all those across Canada and around the world who will be celebrating....
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...