The party denounced the desperate and expensive efforts by the Canadian government to push Canadian seal products on China. The Canadian government has announced a trade agreement with China that would see China temporarily lift an import ban on seal meat and oil. The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
The party says new Environment Minister, Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) is showing his true colours, defending Alberta's tar sands and ignoring the social and environmental problems associated with the development. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921.
The party calls upon the federal government to uphold its agreement to protect the Horn Plateau, an ecologically important Arctic wilderness area and part of the Dehcho First Nation traditional territory. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921.
Canadian Greens are delighted to celebrate the success of the recent court challenge to improve access to government information. The Green Party issued a press release on September 17th supporting Donna Jodhan in her bid to win greater equality for visually impaired Canadians. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921.
The party says two bills currently before Parliament would allow Nortel workers to continue receiving their disability benefits, which will otherwise be terminated by December 31. Bill C-501, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (pension protection), will be reviewed by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology committee … Read more
According to the party Canada must make a serious effort to eliminate child poverty, in the wake of a UNICEF report card released by the Innocenti Research Centre. Canada scored a six overall, placing it in the middle of the pack along with Poland and Portugal, behind countries such as Denmark and Finland but ahead … Read more
Newsweek magazine has highlighted Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, as one of the world’s most influential women. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Green Party Climate Critic Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu, and other Canadian Greens will travel to Mexico for the United Nations Climate Change Conference … Read more
The party is calling on the government to overhaul the Access to Information Act and begin proactively releasing government information to the public with an open-data policy. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921.
The Green Party of Canada is denouncing the decision of the Canadian Senate to kill Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act, and in so doing, killing Canada's best chance to take real action on climate change and move into a Green economy. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921.
The party says climate change at the G20 Summit in Seoul got the world back on track. It is calling on the government to show climate leadership by reaffirming a continuation of the Kyoto Protocol as the framework for the subsequent agreement negotiated in Cancun and beyond. The full release is available online. Call 613-240-8921. … Read more
