As Canadians face increased costs of living from housing to groceries, Greens call on the NDP-supported Liberal government’s Budget 2023 to prioritize people and the planet. The Green Party of Canada is advocating for the governing party to stop transferring public money into private pockets that increase the wealth gap and profits from the destruction of … Read more
In its “last chance ” assessment report released March 20, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a veritable call to arms. “It is not hyperbole that this is a ‘last chance’ report. Given the intense work and multiple year process of each IPCC assessment, the next will inevitably land when we will … Read more
The Green Party welcomes the successful conclusion, at the United Nations, of negotiations for a global treaty on ocean biodiversity. “The new treaty will provide highly needed mechanisms to regulate and protect the high seas — in huge areas that are still largely left for each nation to use, and abuse, as they see fit,” said … Read more
The Green Party of Canada believes that the proposed takeover of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communication would hurt millions of consumers through higher prices, reduced quality of service and less innovation in wireless services. “Consumer watchdog groups, industry experts and academics have also outlined the many ways in which weakening competition in an already tight … Read more
The pandemic, shifting demographics and decades of federal and provincial underfunding of our healthcare system by shortsighted Liberal and Conservative governments now threaten to unravel our public, single-payer healthcare system. “Wherever I travel across Canada, the health care crisis is top of mind. Lack of family doctors, the exodus of nurses from their profession, stress and … Read more
With the introduction of telework, the pandemic led to a profound and largely positive reorganization of work practices in the federal public service. This reorganization helped reduce the carbon footprint of the public service, increase family-work balance, mitigate public health risks, and encourage a local economy in the National Capital Region. In that context, the … Read more
Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) is the new leader of the Green Party of Canada. She won the nomination against five other candidates. Anna Keenan came in second and Jonathan Pedneault finished third. In total, six people participated in the Party’s leadership race. Interim Leader Amita Kuttner made the announcement during the evening … Read more
Greens reacted to Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland‘s (University-Rosedale, Ont.) Fall Economic Statement with a mixture of relief and disappointment. “The oil and gas lobby’s attempted to get an even bigger government subsidies for fake climate solutions like carbon capture have been deflected, at least for now,” said Interim Leader Dr. Amita Kuttner. “The need … Read more
Candidates for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada Chad Walcott and Anna Keenan released their platform priorities. Among their priorities, Keenan and Walcott say they are ready to make Proportional Representation a non-negotiable condition of any confidence and supply agreement. “We pledge that when we achieve our goal of electing at least 12 Green MPs … Read more
Green Party Interim Leader Amita Kuttner joined community advocates for Intersex Awareness Day, to push for the rights of intersex people. “The intersex community is largely ignored and the issues are serious. Intersex people often live lives marked by physical and psychological torment after undergoing nonconsensual surgeries as infants or children,” said Kuttner, calling on the Government of … Read more
