A Green Party government will make college and university education free for all Canadian students. It will forgive the portion of existing student debt held by the federal government, remove the two-per-cent cap on increases in funding for Indigenous students and ensure that all Indigenous youth have access to post-secondary education. “We need to completely … Read more
The Green Party of Canada has been following the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with increasing concern. In early August, the government of India revoked the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir. “We are alarmed by the continued arrests of political figures, journalists, human rights defenders, and protesters,” said Annamie Paul, International Affairs Critic … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) joined a contingent of Greens to march in solidarity with citizens and Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg in Montreal, Que. “This extraordinary young woman has called on the adults to do our job and keep the children safe,” said May. “Greens around the world support these strikes and … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has named GPC candidate Paul Falvo (Northwest Territories) as critic for the Arctic on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The full release is available online. Call 613-562-4916 x 206. Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) reaffirmed her party’s pledge to cancel the $13 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and redirect the … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) named GPC candidate Timothy Thompson (Fundy Royal, NB) as critic for Veterans Affairs on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The full release is available online. Call 613-562-4916 x 206. The Green Party presented Canadians with a detailed accounting of the new spending and revenue measures outlined in the party’s 2019 … Read more
A Green Party government will develop a national transportation strategy with a goal of reaching zero-carbon public ground transportation everywhere in Canada by 2040. Rail will be the hub, with spokes of light rail and electric bus connections. A Green government will enact the Via Rail Act to implement a passenger rail transportation policy, investing $600 … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) announced the Green Party is calling for drug possession to be decriminalized to deal with the devastating toll of the opioid crisis. The Canadian Institute for Health Information reports that between January 2016 and September 2018, an estimated 10,300 Canadians died from an apparent opioid-related overdose. “We must … Read more
The Green Party unveiled its plan for a National Transportation Strategy with a goal of reaching zero-carbon public ground transportation everywhere in Canada by 2040. Under the Green strategy, rail will be the hub, with spokes of light rail and electric bus connections. Besides reducing pollution, this measure responds to the findings of the Inquiry into … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is calling for big changes to the regulatory framework governing the production and sale of cannabis in Canada, including: Lowering the federally set price for cannabis to make it competitive with illegal supplies Eliminating requirements for excess plastic packaging on legal cannabis Removing the sales tax on medicinal products Allowing outdoor … Read more
Due to an oversight, a small number of videos hosted in an internal training section on our website contained visuals of some Elections Canada information. The information primarily pertains to names and addresses, and only included a small number of Canadian voters. Elections Canada has been notified and the error has been corrected. Call 613-562-4916 … Read more
