Budget 2021 will be presented in the context of a devastating third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government of Canada and all of parliament must be focused on delivering the urgent help the people of Canada need right now. “Unfortunately, as things stand, it is difficult to have confidence that this session of Parliament will … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul congratulates MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.), on being acclaimed as the party’s candidate in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C. Manly won a historic victory there in the May 2019 by-election and was reelected in the 2019 federal election. MPs like Paul Manly strengthen our voice as we strive to reinforce Canada’s social safety net, launch a … Read more
Green MP Jenica Atwin (Fredericton, N.B.) tabled her first private members bill to ban the use of the herbicide glyphosate in Canada. “Rather than allowing toxic chemicals to be sprayed in Canada until they are proven harmful, we should be exercising greater precaution: banning products until they can be deemed safe,” she said. The bill, seconded by … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul has been acclaimed as the candidate for Toronto Centre. In last year’s by-election in the riding, Paul made historic gains, quadrupling the Greens’ 2019 vote, and placing second with almost 33 per cent of the vote. “I am inspired by the resilience, resourcefulness and pride of the people of Toronto Centre … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul called on the Federal Government to reinstate the Canada Emergency Student Benefit beginning May 1. Last year’s CESB began on May 10 and ended on September 30. “In 2020, the government justified offering students a discounted emergency benefit based on the promise of summer jobs,” said Paul. “Those jobs never materialized; the … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul repeated her longstanding call that vaccines be made available to every adult living in a community with a high concentration of low-income essential workers and with a high concentration of COVID-19 infection. “In our roundtable today, we heard from leading doctors, infectious disease specialists and health experts about the urgent … Read more
Green Party leader Annamie Paul called for the cancellation of GNL Quebec, a major project to build a gas pipeline from western Canada across Quebec to a new liquefied natural gas export facility in the Saguenay: “Following the recent report from the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement, the Green Party calls for an immediate end to the … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is calling for adults in racialized and marginalized communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 to be vaccinated immediately in response to the third wave of the pandemic: “Public health and ethics demand that we vaccinate members of these groups without delay,” said Paul. “Many racialized, immigrant and low-income adults are front-line and … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul announced that Canada’s Greens are looking to make post-secondary education truly accessible for all people in Canada. Speaking in advance of the 2021 Budget, she said it was time for Parliament and Canada to be ambitious and to think differently on post-secondary education. “Access to education is a fundamental right,” … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul met with Grand Chief Joel Abram, Deputy Grand Chief Stacia Loft from the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, and Sara Mainville, legal counsel, to offer a platform for the expression of their views on Bill C-15, Canada’s proposed legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights on … Read more
