“Last year, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien warned that Canada is far behind the European Union and other countries when it comes to our privacy laws,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). “It’s shocking that we have such inadequate laws governing how our own political parties handle citizens’ personal data. It’s time to … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has named Green Party candidate Greg Malone (Avalon, NL) as critic for health on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet develops positions based on policies adopted by Green Party membership. In the early 1990s Malone worked extensively with Health Canada on an initiative to improve attitudes … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has appointed GPC candidate Clive Doucet (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) as critic for east coast fisheries on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The full release is available online. Call 613-562-4916 x 206. The Green Party of Canada accepted Erik Schomann’s resignation as a candidate in Simcoe North, Ont. The Green Party … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has pledged the party’s support for the priorities set out in a federal election document released by the Assembly of First Nations. “We worked closely with AFN delegates at COP 21 in 2015 to embed Indigenous rights into the Paris Agreement,” said May. “Now we’re in a climate emergency … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has appointed George Orr (Green Party candidate for North Vancouver) as critic for west coast fisheries on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet develops party positions based on policies adopted by Green Party membership. “The west coast salmon fishery suffers because there is no political commitment to do … Read more
On Tuesday, eight former provincial NDP candidates, alongside New Brunswick Green Party leader David Coon, held a press conference to announce that a total of 14 former candidates and one member of the national executive were leaving the party and would be joining the NB Green Party and the Green Party of Canada. Today, former … Read more
Three Green Party candidates have given an “F” to recent Liberal and Conservative governments for handing control of Canada’s federal nuclear waste to SNC-Lavalin and two American corporations. Candidates Angela Keller-Herzog, Claude Bertrand and Lorraine Rekmans say that the Harper and Trudeau governments deserve a “Fail” because decisions about nuclear waste that will last for millennia are being driven by corporate profits, … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) strongly reiterated that there is no room for any kind of racism or bias within the Green Party of Canada. Following the Sept. 3 announcement that 14 NDP members will be joining the Green Party, some comments made by the federal NDP’s executive member for Atlantic Canada, Jonathan Richardson … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) reiterated her call to her fellow federal party leaders to form a cross-party Climate Emergency Cabinet to lead Canada as it confronts the climate emergency. “If we are to succeed in keeping to 1.5 degrees C, we must prepare our nation to wage battle on a scale sufficient to … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has named GPC candidate for Victoria, B.C. Racelle Kooy as Mental Health and Addictions critic on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The full release is available online. Call 613-562-4916 x 206.
