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Greens appoint former NWT Coast Guard as Arctic critic
Wednesday, 25 Sep 2019 - OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has named Paul Falvo, candidate for Northwest Territories, as critic for the Arctic on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet develops positions...
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Green Party releases costing of platform initiatives
Wednesday, 25 Sep 2019 - HALIFAX – The Green Party today followed through on its promise to present Canadians with a detailed accounting of the new spending and revenue measures outlined in the party’s 2019 Platform. The...
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Greens appoint veteran as Veterans Affairs critic
Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019 - OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands) has named Tim Thompson (candidate for Fundy Royal) as critic for Veterans Affairs on the party’s Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Cabinet...
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Greens stand up for rural and remote communities
Tuesday, 24 Sep 2019 - SACKVILLE, NB – All Canadians, regardless of where they live, must have access to safe, reliable transportation options at affordable rates, says the Green Party. Too many people living in remote and...
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Elizabeth May calls on other federal leaders to join her at Montreal climate strike Friday
Monday, 23 Sep 2019 - OTTAWA — Green Party leader Elizabeth May will attend the Climate Strike in Montreal Friday, when tens of thousands of young people will join #climatestrike movement founder Greta Thunberg to demand...
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Canadian leaders conspicuously absent from UN Climate Action summit
Monday, 23 Sep 2019 - OTTAWA – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called world leaders to New York today for a special UN session on the climate emergency. He has told them not to come to the podium without “...
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Green Party commits to more funding for mental health
Monday, 23 Sep 2019 - FREDERICTON, NB – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May today called for new and stronger support for mental health care in Canada. The party’s 2019 platform includes a progressive funding regime and a...
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Green Party calls for decriminalization of drugs to deal with opioid crisis
Saturday, 21 Sep 2019 - WINNIPEG – The Green Party of Canada is calling for drug possession to be decriminalized to deal with the devastating toll of the opioid crisis. The Canadian Institute for Health Information reports...
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Getting Canada moving in the right direction: Green Party unveils sweeping plan to revamp transportation
Friday, 20 Sep 2019 - CALGARY – Canada’s transportation sector is not getting Canadians where they need to be. It already produces over a quarter of Canada’s climate pollution, and that is growing – a major factor in...
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Green Party calls for reform of cannabis regulations
Thursday, 19 Sep 2019 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling for big changes to the regulatory framework governing the production and sale of cannabis in Canada. “A year after the passage of the cannabis...
