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Now is the time for innovation at Canada Post, not reckless cost-cutting
Media Release | Wednesday, 11 Dec 2013OTTAWA: The Green Party of Canada today voiced its disappointment with Canada Post’s decision to phase out urban home delivery, a change expected to have the greatest impact on some of the most...
Green Party condemns destruction of world-renowned Department of Fisheries and Oceans libraries
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2013OTTAWA: The dismantling of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans library system has taken a dramatic turn, with thousands of valuable books and scientific documents, some dating back to the 19th...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada for Human Rights Day
Media Release | Tuesday, 10 Dec 2013OTTAWA: On Human Rights Day, the Green Party of Canada wishes to bring attention to the human rights challenges we continue to face both in Canada and around the world. In honour of the the 20th...
Statement from Elizabeth May on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Media Release | Friday, 06 Dec 2013“The brutal murder of fourteen bright, promising young women at École Polytechnique massacre twenty four years ago today remains a singular and horrific crime. It is seared into our souls –...
Celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela: Statement from Elizabeth May
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Dec 2013OTTAWA: On the occasion of His Excellency Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s passing, Elizabeth May, Green Party of CanadaLeader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, delivered the following tribute to the...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada for International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Media Release | Tuesday, 03 Dec 2013OTTAWA: The Green Party of Canada today wishes to recognize all those living with disabilities, both in Canada and around the world, and in honour of this year’s theme for International Day of...
Why a green economic future is more robust, resilient than putting all our eggs in fossil fuel basket
Blog | Monday, 02 Dec 2013The problem is not that governments are not doing enough to fight global warming. It’s that governments, particularly the Harper administration, are actually in the way. The starting point in...
Statement from the Green Party of Canada for World Aids Day 2013
Media Release | Sunday, 01 Dec 2013OTTAWA: Today marks the 25th annual World AIDS Day, and The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Canadian government to do more to address this urgent health crisis both in our own country and...
The panda in the room
Blog | Thursday, 28 Nov 2013It has been more than a year since the Harper government cabinet was in a legal position to ratify the Canada-China investment treaty. Thank goodness that step has not yet been taken. It is the...
Green Party wishes Happy Hanukkah
Media Release | Wednesday, 27 Nov 2013OTTAWA: With Hanukkah beginning at sundown this evening, the Green Party sends best wishes for the holiday season to Canada’s Jewish community. Observed for eight days and nights each year between...