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May, Laraque Kick Off Canada’s Green Quebec Wing AGM
Media Release | Wednesday, 12 Jun 2013Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, and Deputy Leader Georges Laraque will kick off the weekend-long 2013 AGM for the Quebec wing of the Green Party of Canada by speaking at...
Threats to Oceans Growing “As Never Before”
Statement | Friday, 07 Jun 2013Today is World Oceans Day. As Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wrote in Embassy News recently, it is “a rare time when we actually turn our attention to the source of life on earth. As terrestrial...
Bill S-15 Would Allow Oil and Gas Activities inside Sable Island National Park Reserve
Media Release | Friday, 07 Jun 2013OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today expressed her opposition to Bill S-15, designed to convert Sable Island into a national park. “Quite simply, this Bill will...
Time to Put the Pieces of the Puzzle in Place
Blog | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013If all the key pieces of Canada’s energy future – the climate crisis, a prosperous economy, labour issues, east-west connectivity, energy efficiency, technological innovation, federal-provincial...
10 Reasons Why Harper Isn't Really Canadian
Blog | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013In a Global interview with Laura Stone, I am quoted as saying that Stephen Harper is "not Canadian." Having lunch with a reporter on virtually no sleep is a high risk proposition, but I didn't say...
It just keeps getting worse—under-estimating the GHG impacts of bitumen
Blog | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013The news out of Detroit is pretty shocking. The only thing more shocking is that it is not making headlines in Canada. The New York Times has been reporting that a mountain of coke, waste from...
Greens Mark D-Day Sacrifices for Democracy
Media Release | Thursday, 06 Jun 2013OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today marks the anniversary of D-Day, the allied landings in Normandy, France, designed to establish a bridgehead on the western...
UN World Environment Day More Relevant Than Ever
Statement | Wednesday, 05 Jun 2013The Green Party of Canada celebrates the UN’s World Environment Day (WED) today along with nations and citizens around the globe. Founded in 1972, this annual event is designed to promote positive...
Oceans at risk like never before
Blog | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2013Acidification is the equally evil twin’ of the climate crisis. Today, June 5, is World Environment Day, and June 8 is World Oceans Day, with the full week marked in Canada by legislation as...
Greens Support First Nation Challenge to Canada-China Treaty
Media Release | Tuesday, 04 Jun 2013OTTAWA - The Green Party continues to throw its full support behind the British-Columbia-based Hupacasath as the First Nation prepares to appear in federal court Wednesday to Friday. The Hupacasath...