Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) says amendments adopted in committee to Bill C-15 add new oversight and transparency limits to a controversial ministerial exemption power she has opposed since December, but argues the provision should still be removed from the bill entirely. The amendments, moved by Conservative MP Rachel Cobena (Newmarket–Aurora, Ont.), … Read more
The Green Party of Canada announced Pooja Malhotra as our candidate in Scarborough Southwest, Ont., in expectation of a by-election to replace former Liberal MP Bill Blair and Andrew Massey as our candidate for University—Rosedale, Ont., expecting a spring by-election to fill the seat left vacant by former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland. Contact media@greenparty.ca.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand (Oakville East, Ont.) met with her international counterparts in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4 as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s dominance over critical minerals. The Green Party of Canada is concerned that Canada may be pulled into a predatory deal that pits the U.S. … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is urging Ottawa to suspend trade talks and high-level diplomatic engagement with Pakistan until political prisoners are released, citing documented human rights abuses. The party is calling on the federal government to: Halt Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) negotiations; Bar Pakistan’s state delegation from the 2026 Prospectors & … Read more
The Green Party of Canada released its fundraising results for the second half of 2025, including Q3 and Q4 and the full 2025 fiscal year. “Our Q4 results prove that Green momentum is real and growing,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). “Raising over $1 million in the final quarter alone, nearly a … Read more
The Green Party of Canada issued a statement urging the federal government to respond to what it describes as escalating violence and human rights abuses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The party calls on Ottawa to: Cancel the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States; Issue a travel advisory for Canadians travelling to … Read more
The Green Party of Canada issued a statement calling for an urgent explanation from the federal government following reports that Fisheries and Oceans Canada is dismantling its Integrated Marine Response Plan, the department’s core operational oil spill response program. The party said layoffs will leave the federal government largely absent from frontline marine pollution response, undermining … Read more
The Green Party of Canada issued a statement calling on the federal government to suspend the Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, arguing the United States can no longer be considered safe for asylum seekers under President Donald Trump. “Canada cannot keep turning people away at the border on the assumption the U.S. will protect their … Read more
The Green Party of Canada announced Pooja Malhotra as the party’s new Shadow Cabinet Critic for Immigration and Refugees. “Immigration policy must be rooted in dignity, fairness, and respect for human rights,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). “Pooja brings lived experience, moral clarity, and a strong record of community engagement to this … Read more
The Green Party of Canada announced Devon Christoffel as the Party’s new Shadow Cabinet Youth Critic. “Young people across this country are facing crises of affordability, climate disruption, and barriers to meaningful participation in democratic life, and it’s past time their perspectives were centred in political decision-making,’ said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). … Read more
