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Green Party Leadership Contest Responding to COVID-19
Media Release | Monday, 23 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is making changes to its leadership contest rules in light of COVID-19. Interim Leader, Jo-Ann Roberts, said: “The challenges faced by all Canadians - including...
Greens support Liberals’ unprecedented financial measures announced today
Media Release | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada welcomes the financial support to Canadians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic announced by the Trudeau administration in Ottawa today. “We’re grateful to the...
Now is the time to implement Guaranteed Livable Income for ALL Canadians, says Green Party
Media Release | Tuesday, 17 Mar 2020HALIFAX – Given the extraordinary circumstances facing Canadians during this time of economic downturn and uncertainty, the Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government to immediately...
Green Party says US citizens should be included in new border restrictions
Media Release | Monday, 16 Mar 2020HALIFAX – The Green Party of Canada applauds new measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 announced today by the federal government but says it is a mistake to exempt US citizens from this ban on...
Greens agree with all-party consensus to suspend the House of Commons due to COVID-19
Media Release | Friday, 13 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada agrees with today’s unanimous decision by parliamentarians to suspend the House of Commons until April 20 in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “I want...
Greens call on politicians to respect civil disobedience
Media Release | Thursday, 12 Mar 2020OTTAWA – Green MP’s held a press conference today to denounce the growing trend to demonize Canadians taking part in non-violent civil disobedience for climate action. On the floor of the House of...
Greens call on Public Health Agency to implement more robust protections for front-line health-care workers
Media Release | Thursday, 05 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government and the Public Health Agency of Canada to implement more robust protections for front-line health-care workers dealing with the...
Green Party welcomes progress between the Wet’suwet’en and the federal and provincial governments
Media Release | Monday, 02 Mar 2020OTTAWA – The Green Party welcomed news that considerable progress has been achieved during talks between the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and B....
Teck has seen the writing on the wall; the real emergency is the climate emergency, says Green Party
Media Release | Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020OTTAWA – Teck Resources’ abrupt withdrawal from the massive Frontier oil sands project has ignited an emergency debate in the House of Commons today. The Green Party of Canada is pleased but not...
Greens ask government to invest in people and the planet
Media Release | Thursday, 20 Feb 2020OTTAWA – Unprecedented times call for extraordinary budget measures, members of the federal Green Party caucus said today. Parliamentary leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) and Green MPs...