The Green Party of Canada has grave concern regarding the process that began last month with the introduction of a memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) between the National Energy Board (NEB) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The party said that the MOU essentially means that the NEB will, from now on, assess any aquatic environmental … Read more
The Green Party is calling on the federal government to defend an Emergency Order to protect Alberta and Saskatchewan’s extremely vulnerable sage grouse population from the ill effects of oil and gas drilling in the region. The City of Medicine Hat and Calgary-based LGX Oil + Gas Inc. submitted an application to the Federal Court to … Read more
In the wake of the announcement from the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel (JRP), the Green Party of Canada is urging the government to respect the will of British Columbians and reject the contentious pipeline proposal. Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) called on the federal Cabinet to reject the proposal, stating that … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has been named one of Canada’s Most Valuable Members of Parliament in The Hill Times’ Annual Most Valuable Politician and All Politics Poll. May placed second in the category, behind Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.). The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
The Green Party of Canada welcomes MP Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay–Superior North, Ont.) the formerly Independent member of Parliament to the Green Party caucus. In an announcement at Thunder Bay’s Finlandia Club, Hyer stated that he looked forward to joining Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), previously Canada’s only Green MP, in the House of … Read more
The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Citizenship and Immigration department to exercise restraint and to ensure that due process is followed in the case Richard Germaine, an elderly First Nations man from the Penelakut Reserve, near Victoria, B.C. currently facing deportation to the U.S. Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich–Gulf Islands, B.C.) … Read more
The Green Party of Canada voiced its disappointment with Canada Post’s decision to phase out urban home delivery, a change expected to have the greatest impact on some of the most vulnerable people in Canadian society. “This decision will disproportionately affect the elderly and Canadians living with disabilities, for whom home delivery of letters and … Read more
The Green Party of Canada said that the dismantling of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans library system has taken a dramatic turn, with thousands of valuable books and scientific documents, some dating back to the 19th century, being sent to the dumpster over the past week. The party voiced its condemnation of this reckless … Read more
Following the announcement that the Government of Afghanistan planned to reinstate the Taliban-era practice of punishing adultery with public stoning, the Green Party of Canada voiced its unequivocal condemnation of the policy, and urged the international community to push for human rights reform in Afghanistan. At a multi-party press conference held on Nov. 25 in … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Island, B.C.) support the European Union's initiative to label Canadian bitumen from the oil sands as more polluting than conventional oil. May was in Warsaw, Poland for the COP 19 UN Climate Conference. The full release is available online. Call 613-294-3034.
