Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) have added their names as joint-seconders to two landmark private member’s bills from Conservative MP Stephen Fletcher (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, Man.) aimed at providing relief, compassion and dignity for Canadians who choose to end their own lives. Call 613-614-4916.
Camille Labchuk, Green Party of Canada candidate in the Trinity–Spadina, Ont., by-election, held a press conference on behalf of the organization Mercy For Animals Canada in Montreal to reveal new hidden camera video of horrific animal abuse taking place at a Chilliwack, B.C. dairy factory farm. Labchuk is a Mercy For Animals Canada board member. The full … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued a statement on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. “On this the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Green Party of Canada honours the memory of the more than forty-five thousand Canadians who gave their lives in defense of freedom, democracy and human rights during the Second World War.” The full … Read more
The Green Party of Canada condemns the Conservatives’ new prostitution legislation, calling it a threat to the safety and wellbeing of sex workers and a clear violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “This law will only serve to make life more difficult and more dangerous for some of the most marginalized people in … Read more
The Green Party of Canada welcomes new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations unveiled, and calls on the Canadian government to follow suit. President Obama announced this morning that the EPA will implement new reduction requirements for carbon emissions from the US’s 1,600 fossil fuel power plants. Electricity generation accounts for approximately 40 per cent of … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) is pleased to announce that Toronto lawyer, animal rights advocate and environmental activist Camille Labchuk will be the party’s candidate in the upcoming federal by-election in Trinity-Spadina, Ont. “Camille is a brilliant and incredibly hardworking individual with strong Green convictions, and there is no doubt in my mind that she will make … Read more
The Green Party of Canada welcomes the World Trade Organization decision upholding the European Union’s ban on imported seal products. The EU first banned seal products from being imported to member countries in 2009. Since then the Canadian government has tirelessly lobbied EU and WTO officials to overturn the ban, trying in vain to portray the … Read more
On this 22nd annual UN International Day for Biological Diversity, the Green Party of Canada urges the Conservatives to provide stronger federal leadership and international cooperation to address the global crisis of species loss and habitat destruction. The full release is available online. Call 613-614 4916.
For the second year in a row, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has been voted Canada’s Hardest-Working MP in the annual Hill Times Politically Savvy Survey. May also placed third in the Best Constituency MP and Best Public Speaker categories in this year’s survey. More information … Read more
The Green Party of Canada welcomes news that the federal government is intervening to save Maritime passenger rail. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced new federal funding for the maintenance and repair of a stretch of New Brunswick railway between Miramichi and Bathurst. The 70-kilometre line is owned by CN Railway but is used by VIA … Read more
