As the Green Party of Canada’s 2014 Convention draws to a close, Greens from across Canada celebrated a productive weekend of rebuilding Canadian democracy. Hundreds of Green delegates gathered in Fredericton from July 18 to 20 for policy debates, workshops, and speeches from special guests including former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page and climate scientist Tom … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich Gulf Islands, B.C.) urges Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) to intervene to defend women’s rights in New Brunswick. With the province’s morgentaler clinic closing, New Brunswick women are on the verge of losing access to safe, legal abortion. “It is completely unacceptable that women’s health and safety should be put at risk … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands , B.C.) calls on both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to put an immediate end to the escalating violence in the Gaza strip and Israel. “We need to immediately put a stop to this terrible cycle of violence which is killing innocent Israeli and Palestinian children,” said May. The full release is available online.
The Green Party of Canada denounces the horrific killing of three young sons of Israel. Gilad Shaar, 16, Eyal Yifrach, 19 and Naftali Fraenkel, 16, were kidnapped while walking home from school on June 12. The three were found dead on June 30th. The full statement is available online. Call 613-614 4916.
The Green Party of Canada celebrates the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision to acknowledge aboriginal title of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation to 1,700 square kilometres of land in British Columbia. The party said that the ruling comes after more than thirty years of legal disputes, beginning in the early 1980s when the Tsilhqot’in First Nation … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) to join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in condemning the verdict in the trial of Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist currently jailed in Egypt. The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
On UN World Refugee Day 2014, the Green Party of Canada is bringing attention to the plight of displaced persons across the globe. “Not so long ago, Canada was a world leader in welcoming and supporting refugees, but sadly, this is no longer the case,” said Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.). “World Refugee Day is an … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) said the unsurprising federal cabinet decision to conditionally approve Enbridge’s pipeline proposal means that the fight to stop this risky project is just beginning. The full statement is available online. Camille Labchuk, the Green Party candidate in the Trinity-Spadina, Ont., federal by-election, is making rail safety a … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) congratulated Mike Schreiner, leader of the Ontario Greens, and all the other Green candidates on a principled and hard-fought campaign in the Ontario election. “The Ontario Greens were a much-needed voice of optimism in the midst of a bitterly cynical election,” said May. “Throughout this election, the Greens were the … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) private members’ bill, Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, has passed through 3rd reading with the unanimous consent of the House of Commons. Bill C-442 will now be referred to the Senate, where it will be sponsored by Conservative Manitoba Senator Janis Johnson and taken up in the fall. The full release is … Read more
