The Green Party of Canada welcomed the Supreme Court’s March 25 ruling that the federal Liberal government’s carbon pricing system is constitutional and that the federal government has the authority to put in place a carbon price on any province or territory that does not have its own tax in place. “In ruling that the federal … Read more
Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has introduced a bill to lower Canada’s voting age to 16. “By including youth in the democratic process earlier, we can take a giant step towards a healthier democracy,” said May. “It flies in the face of fairness that 16 and 17-year olds are old enough to work — and … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul issued the following statement: “The government of Canada has announced it is imposing new sanctions against four officials and one entity under the Special Economic Measures (People’s Republic of China). While today’s announcement is a welcome step, the government has fallen well short of its obligation to act under international … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul in calling on the federal government to immediately implement a Residential Tenant Support Benefit. In advance of the presentation of the 2021 federal Budget, the Green Party says the federal government must act now to help alleviate a crisis now unfolding across Canada. “If the government does not act, many vulnerable Canadians … Read more
Following the decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada requiring Indigenous lobster fishers in Nova Scotia to participate in moderate livelihood fisheries only during commercial seasons, the Green Party of Canada urges Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan (South Shore–St. Margaret’s, N.S.) to restart talks with the Mi’kmaq First Nation on a nation-to-nation … Read more
The airline sector is negotiating a multi-billion-dollar bailout with the government of Canada. The Green Party wants to see this bailout come with conditions attached. “We know that it is important to protect air transportation routes, especially for rural and remote communities,” said Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. “At the same time, the government needs to make … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul will convene a series of roundtable conversations on a Green and Just Recovery, in advance of the presentation of the 2021 federal Budget. The first event, on Mar. 5, is a conversation on “Green Recovery Roundtable: Students Speak Out!” featuring Canadian student climate activists Allie Rougeot and Lylou Sehili. The roundtable consultation series will conclude with … Read more
The government of Canada still intends to draw down vaccines from the COVAX facility, a global vaccine-sharing initiative established by the World Health Organization and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations among others. “The government knows that COVAX is under threat, and it is totally disingenuous for it to continue to insist that the … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is urging Parliament to recognise housing affordability and homelessness as twin national crises. In the House of Commons on Feb. 25, Green MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.) sought Unanimous Consent for a motion calling on the government to declare housing unaffordability a national crisis and to clamp down on the … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul issued the following statement: “Today’s abstention by the Prime Minister and his cabinet flies in the face of the evidence regarding the crimes being perpetrated against the Uighur and other Muslim minorities by the Chinese government; crimes that are most accurately described as genocide, as defined under Article II of … Read more
