The Green Party of Canada said the government's latest move to support the building of a $200-million ethanol processing plant on Oshawa’s valuable waterfront is tainted in several ways important to Canadians. The party said the corn-based biofuel ethanol has long been considered a questionable alternative to oil and gas; there has been no valid … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) sent a letter to the Joint Review Panel currently studying Enbridge’s proposal to build a twinned pipeline over 1100 kilometres between the oil sands and Kitimat, B.C. The letter, co-signed by the head of the National Energy Board, sets out new rules and timelines for the review panel. Unless … Read more
The Green Party of Canada, the Save Our Seas and Shores Coalition, and two prominent scientists called for an exploration and drilling moratorium in the Gulf of St. Lawrence – starting with seismic testing. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) among others called on Canadians and regional provincial governments to join them in … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) said the proposed purchase of Calgary-based Nexen Inc., Canada’s 12th-largest energy company, by the China National Offshore Oil Company, CNOOC Ltd., for $15.1 billion U.S. should be setting off alarms bells. May added that this has been described as the largest takeover by a Chinese company in … Read more
The Green Party of Canada deplores the direction Canada has taken in the United Nations arms trade treaty negotiations that began July 2 in New York. In its opening statement at the conference, the Canadian delegation advocated a treaty with large loopholes. According to the statement, a new treaty would apply only to some types … Read more
The 11th meeting of the UN Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands wrapped up in Bucharest, Romania. The green party said this international effort to conserve wetlands and their resources directly contrasts the Conservatives’ destructive, anti-nature policies. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) said the protection of wetlands … Read more
The Green Party of Canada said the thirteenth round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP) negotiations concluded in San Diego after the White House formally informed Congress that Canada would be joining future talks. The party added that Canadians are unlikely to know the important details of what happens behind closed doors. The full … Read more
On the 25th anniversary of the creation of Gwaii Haanas (South Moresby) National Park Reserve, British Columbia, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) announced she is offering her book on the subject to Canadians as a free download. The book, entitled Paradise Won: The Struggle for South Moresby was written in 1990 after … Read more
The Green Party of Canada says Canada Coal Inc.’s plan to begin exploratory drilling on Ellesmere Island next summer raises concerns about wildlife habitat and ancient fossil site protection. It also raises questions about the future of the High Arctic as seen by the government. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) said the … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, BC) said the recent decision by the government to terminate a world-class federal research program, the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), diminishes the government’s capacity to deal with issues of concern to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. May added that the to close the ELA has led to a … Read more
