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Indigenous Representatives must be at the table when it comes to police reform, says Green Party
Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020 - OTTAWA – As calls for police reform gain momentum across the country, Indigenous Traditional Governances, First Nation, Métis, and Inuit leadership must be at the decision-making tables. “Indigenous...
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Greens support motion to designate August 1 as Emancipation Day in Canada
Friday, 31 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party caucus unanimously supports the recent motion tabled by Liberal MP Majid Jowhari (Richmond Hill) calling for August 1 to be designated as Emancipation Day in Canada. The...
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Greens applaud decision to hold full public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting
Wednesday, 29 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada applauds the decision to hold a public inquiry into the mass shooting that took place in rural Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, 2020. Twenty-two people were killed...
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Green Party establishes Angela Rickman Memorial Award
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada has announced it will establish an award in honour of late Green Party Policy Director, Angela Sharon Rickman. The Angela Rickman Memorial Award will be presented...
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Greens call on federal government to immediately suspend Canada’s asylum agreement with the U.S.
Friday, 24 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada calls on the federal government to respond to the Federal Court ruling that Canada’s asylum agreement with the U.S. contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and...
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Green Party condemns racist attacks during leadership contest town hall
Wednesday, 22 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada strongly condemns racist, sexist and anti-Semitic attacks against two leadership contestants during an online town hall conducted on Zoom last night. The vile...
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Green Party leadership contest hosts series of online regional town halls
Friday, 17 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada leadership contest will host six regional online town halls across Canada starting on Monday. The nine contestants seeking the party leadership will respond to...
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It's time to make parliament work - and vote remotely, say Greens
Thursday, 16 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling for the immediate adoption of distance voting by members of parliament, the only factor holding up the necessary transition to virtual parliament while...
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Greens call for charges against Meng Wanzhou to be dropped
Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to demand that the United States drop criminal charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and withdraw its extradition...
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Green Party calls for a clear plan to help students left high and dry by the WE scandal
Monday, 13 Jul 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling for immediate action to help students in the wake of the WE scandal. Shifting the almost $1 billion earmarked for the cancelled Canada Student Service...
