Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) announced that she has joined the Afghanistan delegation at the COP 19 UN climate conference, and will thus have access to high-level negotiations open only to government representatives. COP 19 marks the fifth UN climate conference since 2008 that the MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands has … Read more
The Green Party of Canada announced the appointment of John Deverell as the party’s democratic reform critic. In September, the Green Party's Electoral District Association in Toronto Centre acclaimed Deverell as their candidate in the upcoming by-election, to be held on Nov. 25. The full release is available online. Call 613-614-4916.
The Green Party of Canada voiced its support for a groundbreaking new political coalition of First Nations chiefs in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region fighting to defend the area from invasive oil and gas exploration. At the most recent meeting of the Chiefs Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, chiefs representing … Read more
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) responded to a report released by the federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. May expressed gratitude for the commissioner’s diligent research, stating that "The deep cuts to Parks Canada are clearly causing serious problems in maintaining ecological integrity in parks, while across the federal government there … Read more
Following the release of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s Report of the Federal Review Panel: New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project, the Green Party of Canada is calling on Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) to reject a development proposal for an open-pit gold-copper mine at Fish Lake (Teztan Biny) in the central B.C. interior. The full … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has called on Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) to push for the release of two Canadian citizens currently imprisoned in Murmanski, Russia over a peaceful protest at an offshore oil platform in September. Paul Douglas Ruzycki of Port Colbourne, Ont., and Alexandre Paul of Montreal are … Read more
The Green Party of Canada issued a statement saying that British Columbia salmon are facing a bleak future on first anniversary of Cohen Commission Report. The full release is available online. Call 613-294 3034.
The Green Party of Canada said that multiple parliamentary committees have now passed the Conservative motion to shut down the rights of individual members of Parliament. The party said that for members falling outside of the Conservative, NDP, or Liberal caucuses, the motion shuts down their rights to amend legislation at report stage. The full … Read more
The Green Party of Canada said that members of Parliament of all political stripes are standing together to defend their rights. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) and independent members of Parliament Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), Brent Rathgeber (Edmonton-St. Albert, Alta.) and Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic, Que.) have signed an open letter … Read more
The Green Party said that Environment Canada’s latest report on emissions trends clearly shows that Canada is far behind schedule on its international commitments to meet emission targets. The full release is available online. Call 613-562-4916. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued a statement on the situation of former child soldier Omar … Read more
