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    Next on the chopping block: ecoEnergy Program gets the axe

    Media Release | Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA -- Not only has the Harper Conservatives terminated a highly popular energy efficiency program, but they are dropping the guillotine even earlier than planned, a move that has the Greens...

    January 27th International Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Statement | Friday, 27 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA --  Since 2005, the world pauses to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th.  “We remember the past to ensure it is not repeated in the future,” said Green Leader...

    Greens in Favour of Sealer Buyout

    Media Release | Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA -- The Green Party of Canada is expressing support today of NDP MP Ryan Cleary's efforts to examine both the commercial seal hunt and the management of the cod fishery.  "I support his Private...

    Fact Check on Kyoto Distortions 2

    Blog | Sunday, 22 Jan 2012
    When I wrote “Fact Check on Kyoto Distortions” on November 28, 2011 for my blog, I covered the most frequently cited, misleading/dishonest bits of spin on the subject. That blog covered the top 5,...

    Greens in support of locked out workers

    Media Release | Saturday, 21 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is standing in support of the more than 400 locked out Electro-Motive Canada workers.   “It’s outrageous that a profitable company would ask workers to accept a 50...

    MP Pension Reform Needed, say Greens

    Media Release | Friday, 20 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is in full agreement that reform is needed for Member of Parliament pension plans.  “Examining how best to reform pensions of MPs is completely in line with what I’...

    Keystone cancellation a boon for Canada

    Media Release | Thursday, 19 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA - Green Leader Elizabeth May sees the Obama Administration refusal of the Keystone Pipeline as an opportunity to create Canadian jobs.  "We should now pause and re-think shipping our...

    Employment Insurance backlogs reaching crisis levels

    Media Release | Thursday, 19 Jan 2012
    OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Government of Canada to solve the Employment Insurance (EI) backlog immediately as it is causing immense stress for already suffering families.  “...