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Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah
Media Release | Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011OTTAWA - National Holocaust Remembrance Day will be observed at a ceremony on June 14 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Elizabeth May will attend on behalf of the Green Party of Canada. “I...
Greens fear that NATO "mission creep" in Libya undermines R2P deterrence potential in Syria crisis.
Media Release | Monday, 13 Jun 2011OTTAWA - NATO's "mission creep" under its United Nations Responsibility To Protect (R2P) mandate in Libya - which now apparently creeps to heavy continuous bombing of Tripoli to effect regime change...
A Week on the Hill
Blog | Friday, 10 Jun 2011The week was dominated by the little things. Finally getting into our office on Monday- after the vote for the Speaker on Thursday and the Speech from the Throne on Friday. Finding my seat in the...
More than money was abused; Greens call for inquiry into G20-G8 civil liberty abuses
Media Release | Thursday, 09 Jun 2011OTTAWA - The Auditor General’s final report into the G20-G8 summit reveals a gross abuse of the public purse, with overspending, overestimates of costs, lack of proper approval processes, and...
New report shows total oil sands emissions close to double widely used figures
Media Release | Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011The report can be downloaded at: http://greenparty.ca/issues/alberta-oil-sands OTTAWA - A new comprehensive report by an independent researcher, Michelle Mech, is garnering attention as it shows that...
On Environment Week, Government of Canada missing in action
Media Release | Wednesday, 08 Jun 2011OTTAWA - Today is World Oceans Day, Canadian National Clean Air Day, and both World Environment Week and Canadian Environment Week. Today the Green Party of Canada is noting the sad irony that the...
Budget once again fails on long-term planning and vision
Media Release | Monday, 06 Jun 2011OTTAWA - The post-election budget, as expected, tracks with the pre-election budget with only two significant changes – $2.2 Billion for Quebec to harmonize sales taxes, and the phase-out of one part...
Media Advisory: Elizabeth May to address Federation of Canadian Municipalities AGM
Media Release | Friday, 03 Jun 2011Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, will deliver a keynote address to the membership of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) at the FCM...
M.P. Elizabeth May: First Statement in Parliament
Statement | Friday, 03 Jun 2011Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP): Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to congratulate you on your victory today and to commend, as well, the honourable members who all spoke so...
The need for a human rights–based approach to drugs policy
Media Release | Thursday, 02 Jun 2011OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada urges the Canadian government to use a human rights–based approach in its efforts to reduce the harmful effects of the use and trafficking of drugs. Elizabeth May...