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Greens concerned about impacts of COVID-19 on First Nations communities near public campgrounds
Media Release | Wednesday, 13 May 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada says that opening campgrounds in Quebec and Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic will endanger First Nations communities. “We are very worried about First Nations...
Greens stress post-COVID-19 recovery stimulus most effective when developed with climate in mind
Media Release | Wednesday, 13 May 2020OTTAWA – Green Party MPs applaud the federal government’s pandemic relief efforts made during the COVID-19 pandemic and appreciate ongoing opportunities for dialogue and consultation between the...
Green MPs condemn Israeli plan to annex more Palestinian land
Media Release | Monday, 11 May 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is disturbed by recent reports that Israel’s new coalition government intends to annex significant parts of the West Bank Palestinian territories, occupied by...
Glen Murray is a contestant for Green Party of Canada leadership
Media Release | Monday, 11 May 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada has accepted the nomination of Glen Murray as a contestant for the party’s leadership. The new leader will be chosen at a national convention to be held in...
Green MPs push for increased funding for Canada Summer Jobs program
Media Release | Thursday, 07 May 2020OTTAWA – Green Party MPs are urging Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough and the federal government to immediately put more money into the Canada...
No bailout for airlines until they give full cash refunds for COVID-19 cancellations, say Greens
Media Release | Thursday, 07 May 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling on Finance Minister Bill Morneau and the federal government to ensure that any taxpayer bailout for the airline industry is contingent on full cash...
Greens ask health authorities to recommend face masks in public to limit infections
Media Release | Tuesday, 05 May 2020OTTAWA – As provinces begin to ease the restrictions of the pandemic lockdown, the Green Party of Canada is urging federal and provincial health authorities to recommend low-tech measures – such as...
Green Party MP Atwin calls out misogyny, calls for a national action plan to address gender-based violence
Media Release | Thursday, 30 Apr 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party is calling on the government to do more to counter misogyny amid reports of increasing rates of domestic and gender-based violence across the country. This week the Minister...
Green Party urges municipal bailout to help with property tax and service cost deferrals
Media Release | Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020OTTAWA – The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released an urgent plea to the federal government last week for an increase in funding to municipalities nationwide. According to the FCM’s...
COVID-19 has exposed serious vulnerabilities in food security at home and abroad, warns Green MP Manly
Media Release | Thursday, 23 Apr 2020NANAIMO – Green Party caucus critic for agriculture and agri-food, Paul Manly (MP, Nanaimo-Ladysmith) warns that food security both at home and abroad is in serious jeopardy. Manly said that events...