The Green Party of Canada believes now is the time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) to convene discussions on the creation of a Guaranteed Livable Income. The pandemic has exposed how many people in Canada truly live in precarious conditions, yet still … Read more
“I register my disbelief at this Government’s abdication of duty in the face of the unprecedented opioid overdose crisis ravaging the country,” said Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. “[The Feb. 18] failure to decriminalize the possession of opioids and other illicit drugs and to create a safe supply will cost lives. I don’t know who the Government … Read more
The Green Party of Canada believes that there is an ongoing genocide being perpetrated against the Uyghur and other Muslim minorities by the Chinese government. “We acknowledge that we are faced with a daunting situation, in that the perpetrator is a permanent Security Council member and a global superpower. Nevertheless, this should not deter us from … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is calling for the federal government to immediately decriminalize the possession of opioids and other illicit drugs and creating a national safe supply program. “The overdose epidemic is a health emergency that has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. “The federal government continues to insist on treating … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul will seek the nomination to be her party’s Toronto Centre candidate in the next federal election. “Toronto Centre has long been considered an unbreachable Liberal fortress, but we Greens don’t run away from what’s right, even when it’s hard. I promised that I would not turn my back on our … Read more
Green Party MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.) is calling on the government to pass his motion to declare housing unaffordability a national crisis and to clamp down on the financialization and commodification of the housing market. “While Canadians are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, house prices are reaching new highs and more people … Read more
The Green Party of Canada welcomed the announcement that the federal government will end its unfair and cruel Canada Emergency Response Benefit clawbacks. for self-employed individuals whose net self-employment income was less than $5,000 and who applied for this necessary benefit. “The Green Party was first to ring the alarm, as soon as we learned of … Read more
The Green Party of Canada launched a nationwide campaign – Time to Run – to recruit diverse, progressive community leaders as candidates for the next federal election. We’re building momentum and reaching out across the country asking communities to nominate the outstanding leaders they want to see represent them in the next Parliament,” said Green Party Leader Annamie … Read more
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul renewed her call to the government, and Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.), to end the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) clawbacks. “Why must people in Canada who are already struggling – pensioners, the self-employed, and caregivers among them – and who followed the rules, be forced to take their government … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is calling for an emergency debate on the government response to the emergence in Canada of the newly identified COVID-19 variants. Medical reports from around the world point to the COVID-19 variants, primarily identified from the UK (known as B.1.1.7) from South Africa (known as B.1.351) and from Brazil and … Read more
