Green Party Leader Elizabeth May‘s (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) private members’ Bill C-442, the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act, was debated at second reading in the House. “I am very encouraged and grateful for the dozens of members of the House who have approached me and committed to vote for my private member’s bill to address Lyme … Read more
The Green Party of Canada joins the BC Green Party in welcoming the announcement from Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) that the New Prosperity mine development proposal has been rejected. This controversial proposal from Taseko Mines Ltd. for for an open-pit gold-copper mine at Fish Lake (Teztan Biny) in the central BC interior follows an almost identical development … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) welcomed an announcement made by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) regarding the increase of funding for marine pollution surveillance, but questioned how it would help deal with oil spills. May noted that the final report of outgoing Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development in the Office of … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) said the 2014 federal budget is a re-hash of mediocre measures and old messaging. “Starting with the positives, a gold medal is deserved for finally bringing in ‘Lindsey’s Law’ – the long awaited DNA data bank for missing persons, for extending loans to young people, along the lines of … Read more
Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) announced that Green MP and deputy leader Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) has been appointed as the party’s democratic reform critic. The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916. The Green Party of Canada voiced its disappointment with the government’ new ‘Fair Elections Act’, Bill C-23. Bruce … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is calling on President Barack Obama to reject the proposal for Keystone XL following release of a State Department report on the pipeline’s environmental and economic impact. The party’s full statement is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
The Green Party of Canada called on the Conservative government to intervene to halt drastic cuts to VIA Rail passenger service in Eastern Canada. CN Rail announced that it will be ceasing all operations on a 70-km section of track in northern New Brunswick, between Miramichi and Bathurst, that is also used by VIA’s Quebec City-to-Halifax Ocean Line. The full … Read more
The Green Party of Canada applauds the decision of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to remove formerly Liberal senators from the party caucus, and called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) to follow Trudeau’s lead. Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) said “Trudeau has found a novel way to reduce that partisanship … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) announced the appointment of her caucus colleague and second Green Member of Parliament, Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), as deputy leader. Having been an Independent MP since 2012, following election in 2008, Hyer became a Green MP on Dec. 13, 2013. The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916. Green Party Leader Elizabeth … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is questioning why Canada is alone among developed nations in its failure to sign on to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), a UN-affiliated organization dedicated to the global advancement of clean energy. The 4th annual IRENA Assembly ran from January 18 to 19 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The … Read more
