The Green Party of Canada has accepted the nomination of Dylan Perceval-Maxwell as a contestant for the party’s leadership. The new leader will be chosen at a national convention to be held in Charlottetown P.E.I. in October 2020. The full release is available online. Call 613-562-4916 x 204.
The Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government to provide specific support for Canada’s tourism sector, which has been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy was a welcome step during this crisis,” said Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). “Expanding the program until the end of August is … Read more
Green health critic Jenica Atwin (Fredericton, N.B.) called for immediate investments in community mental health services. “We are already seeing the toll this pandemic is taking on people but mental health professionals are warning that this is the tip of the iceberg, that we should be preparing for an echo-pandemic of mental illness,” she said. Over a … Read more
Green Party MPs are urging the federal government to uphold its international obligations on human rights, climate action and stability between nations during the pandemic. “We are disturbed by comments from Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) that key climate commitments and other long-overdue regulations will be delayed,” said Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). Green … Read more
On May 1, 2020 the federal government implemented amendments to the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted. “Already many Canadians are polarized on the topic of firearms and a debate without full information is divisive and can become dangerous,” … Read more
The Green Party of Canada says that opening campgrounds in Quebec and Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic will endanger First Nations communities. “We are very worried about First Nations communities being infected with COVID-19 when more visitors travel through their territories on the way to campgrounds,” said Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). The Green … Read more
The Green caucus says that economic spending plans must be developed with a lens on the climate emergency. “This is an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare Canada for future emergencies through green infrastructure development. What the Green Party wants to see is investments in public infrastructure rather than stimulus spending on P3s … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is disturbed by recent reports that Israel’s new coalition government intends to annex significant parts of the West Bank Palestinian territories, occupied by Israel since 1967. “An annexation of Palestinian lands in the midst of the global COVID-19 crisis would not only violate UN Security Council resolution 242 (UNSC 242) … Read more
The Green Party of Canada has accepted the nomination of Glen Murray as a contestant for the party’s leadership. The new leader will be chosen at a national convention to be held in Charlottetown, P.E.I. in October. While sitting in the Ontario legislature for eight years he held several portfolios including Minister of the Environment. Glen … Read more
Green Party MPs are urging Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) and the federal government to immediately put more money into the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Green labour critic Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.) says recent changes to the CSJ program qualify private businesses for 100 per cent wage subsidy, a benefit that previously … Read more
