Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued a statement on the Quebec’s Values Charter bill. "Canada respects all beliefs as well as the right to reject religion. We are a secular society with clear divisions between church and state. While the Quebec bill is clearly motivated by an attempt to regulate … Read more
The Green Party of Canada’s Electoral District Association for Toronto Centre has announced that former journalist John Deverell will be the Green candidate in the coming federal by-election. “This by-election is a wonderful chance for Toronto voters, with the whole country watching, to tell all the parties in Ottawa that the political system is broken … Read more
Dr. Andrew Weaver, MLA (Oak Bay-Gordon Head, B.C.) and deputy leader of the Green Party of British Columbia and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) held a joint press conference to review the federal and provincial issues at play in relation to new information received by the party. The party issued a statement … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) issued a statement on Syria. “I was briefed yesterday by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. I appreciate the respect shown in including me in the briefings of Opposition leaders. “I expressed to Mr. Baird that no military action should take place in the absence of a UN resolution. … Read more
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) wrote to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) to advocate for Canada offering its technical support to help control and contain leakages of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. May also wrote to Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) calling for a better … Read more
Leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) offered congratulations to Adam Olsen who was named interim leader for the Green Party of British Columbia. The Green Party of Canada also congratulates the B.C. Green Party on selecting a First Nations member to lead their party. The full release is available … Read more
The Green Party of Canada said it supports the striking Foreign Service (FS) officers in their negotiations with Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.). “For the government, the cost of fully addressing the wage gaps faced by FS officers would be $4.2 million over three years. That is an insignificant fraction of the … Read more
The Green Part of Canada issued statements to mark National Acadian Day. "The date of August 15 was chosen as National Acadian Day during the first national Acadian convention, held in New Brunswick in 1881," Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) said. "National Acadian Day is an opportunity for all New Brunswickers to … Read more
The Green Party of Canada supports an independent, international investigation into charges of numerous, wide-ranging irregularities in Cambodia's recent parliamentary elections. "We thank the Australian Greens for bringing attention early on to this issue," noted Leader of the Green Party Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). "One of the fundamental principles for all Greens around the … Read more
The Green Party of Canada commemorates the 68th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack. The city of Hiroshima, Japan, was bombed on Aug. 6, 1945. “Now is the time to make nuclear disarmament a reality. It is true that nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945, but arsenals around the world still … Read more
