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Greens ask Quebec to re-commit to Kyoto
Media Release | Friday, 13 Jan 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada Quebec wing is supporting the initiative of a petition submitted to the National Assembly, asking thatQuebec commit to the Kyoto Protocol, despite the federal...
Cuts will have long-term consequences
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Jan 2012OTTAWA - Responding to the news that 60 Environment Canada scientists and researchers received their pink slips today, Green Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands) expressed dismay. “Cutting...
Green Party Calls on Harper Government to make reparations for past harm and support family healing
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Jan 2012The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Prime Minister to follow up with money and action to address the harms caused by Canada’s Indian Residential Schools policy and make resources available...
Same-sex marriage should be recognized for non-residents too
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Jan 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada finds it atrocious that the Harper government is now trying to assert that same-sex marriages performed in Canada are not legal if the couple does not live in...
Keep regulations strong to curb coal emissions
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Jan 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is fully in support of Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley’s position that Canada needs national regulations governing coal-fired power plants. Bradley has...
An Open Letter to Joe Oliver
Blog | Monday, 09 Jan 2012“Unfortunately, there are environmental and other radical groups that would seek to block this opportunity to diversify our trade. Their goal is to stop any major project no matter what the cost to...
National Parks should be Wildlife Sanctuaries, not Cash Cows
Media Release | Monday, 09 Jan 2012OTTAWA - Given that the first priority of Canada’s National Parks is to protect ecological integrity, the Green Party of Canada believes that theme-park like developments are inappropriate. “I was...
Prime Minister Harper threatens BC oil tanker moratorium
Media Release | Friday, 06 Jan 2012Prime Minister Harper appeared on a Calgary radio show Thursday claiming the safety of offshore oil tanker traffic on the BC coast, comparing it to Newfoundland. MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands,...
Statement from Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, Leader of Green Party of Canada in relation to murder of Robin Wood in Mexico
Media Release | Friday, 06 Jan 2012Since the tragic death of Robin Wood on January 3, 2012, as Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, a riding which includes Salt Spring Island, I have been in touch with constituents in the...
New Year tax burden increases for citizens, decreases for corporations
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Jan 2012With another hike in payroll taxes, Canadian’s take home pay will shrink even further. In contrast, corporations are enjoying further tax cuts. “Increasing payroll taxes during this shaky economic...