Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Green Party of Canada

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) announced the appointment of Courtenay-Alberni candidate, Glenn Sollitt, as the party’s new Fisheries and Oceans critic. Sollitt is a commercial fisherman and mechanical engineer who has helped manage shellfish aquaculture companies and currently owns Glacier View Seafoods Ltd., a sustainable seafood distribution company. Call 613-614-4916. Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) … Read more

The Green Party of Canada is concerned that an obscure provision in Part 5 of Bill C-51, Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, could allow the government to use evidence obtained through torture in confidential security certificate proceedings. The full release is available online. 

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich- Gulf Islands, B.C.) called on the Senate to reject the amendments adopted by the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs that were put forward by Conservative Senator Don Plett. “After so many Conservative MPs voted to pass this bill, the Senate Conservatives are preparing to vote against the elected members of the … Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), announced the appointment of constitutional expert Deborah Coyne as a senior policy advisor. “As a lawyer, university professor, constitutional activist, public servant and writer, Deborah’s skills and hard work have placed her inside the great public debates of our times,” said May. Coyne was the federal Liberal candidate in the riding of … Read more

Green party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) announced that the Green caucus in the House of Commons would vote against the amended version of The Reform Act, 2014, introduced by Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.). “It is with deep regret that I must cast my vote against this bill,” said May. “Chong accepted many changes that eliminate … Read more

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich – Gulf Islands, B.C.) announce the appointment of deputy leader, Daniel Green, as the party’s new health critic. The full release is available online.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued the following statement  regarding defense minister’s decision to release the ‘incremental costs’ of Canada’s combat mission in Iraq: “Using a term like ‘incremental costs’ hides the true price tag from taxpayers. Canadians want and deserve to know what the actual costs are. Why has the Department of National Defense refused … Read more

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich – Gulf Islands,, B.C.) issued a statement regarding the government’s threat to use back-to-work legislation and force employees of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) to end their legal strike: “The Harper Conservatives continually claim that they stand up for the interests of Canadians, however, time and time again they have trampled on workers’ rights to fulfill their … Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) welcomed the unanimous Supreme Court decision respecting an adult’s ability to decide about their end-of-life care when they suffer from terminal medical conditions. “The Supreme Court affirmed that Canadians must be free to make important decisions about what kind of end-of-life care they receive. Parliament should take immediate action to legislate new … Read more

Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued a press release stating that she is the only party leader who agrees with the Globe and Mail editorial, which demands the rejection of the new Anti-Terrorism Act. The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916.