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Overtime in Durban - Day 7
Blog | Saturday, 10 Dec 2011It’s just gone midnight here in Durban. Officially the agenda was supposed to end at 5 pm Friday. So we are now 31 hours over - and counting. Earlier today smaller groupings of countries were meeting...
On the brink in Durban - Day 6
Blog | Saturday, 10 Dec 2011It’s somewhere close to midnight here in Durban, and most of the attendees have been sent home. The most senior officials from each country are staying to negotiate. This includes Ministers,...
Human Rights Day underscores the urgency of COP17
Media Release | Saturday, 10 Dec 2011DURBAN - While the clock ticks on climate action, COP17 runs into overtime hours. It may turn out that today is not the last day of COP17 -- but the significance of Human Rights Day underscores the...
Human Rights: Do We Take Them for Granted?
Media Release | Friday, 09 Dec 2011On a downtown street in our capital stands a monument in honour of the contributions Canada has played in the past as an international leader in HumanRights. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party...
Collaborative Approach Needed to Help Attawapiskat
Media Release | Friday, 09 Dec 2011OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is calling for continued and sustained political cooperation to resolve the ongoing First Nations issues in Canada. "The story of Attawapiskat is heartbreaking but...
Hope in Durban - Day 5
Blog | Friday, 09 Dec 2011There’s always lots of hope around these conventions. Generally, we hope to achieve a strong agreement to prevent the world from reaching dangerous warming. And most are happy to hope for something...
Down to the Wire
Blog | Friday, 09 Dec 2011Standing at my bus stop in Durban and for the first time since I got here the bus doesn't arrive promptly. Maybe logistics are winding down. Last night was my first time finding a cab leaving the...
Joslyn Mine Approval During Climate Negotiations Wrong, says Greens
Media Release | Thursday, 08 Dec 2011DURBAN - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the new Joslyn oil sands mine should never have been approved. “It is further proof that the Harper government does not take climate or climate...
What Global Greens demand for Durban and beyond
Media Release | Thursday, 08 Dec 2011OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, spoke today from Durban with several international Green parliamentarians to call for...
Youth in Durban
Blog | Thursday, 08 Dec 2011Things are heating up here in Durban. Today Minister Kent made his statement to the entire conference. Members of the Canadian Youth Delegation were there and they decided to demonstrate their...