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Budget 2017: Greens call on Liberals to honour campaign promise and close tax loophole on stock options
Thursday, 23 Feb 2017 - (OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Liberals to honour their campaign promise to close a lucrative tax loophole for the rich by taxing stock options like personal income. When...
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Nira Dookeran nominated as Green Party of Canada candidate in Ottawa-Vanier
Monday, 20 Feb 2017 - (OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate, Nira Dookeran, for the 2017 Ottawa-Vanier by-election. “I'm running for the Green Party of Canada because...
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Greens congratulate Université Laval on fossil fuel divestment commitment, encourage other universities to follow suit
Saturday, 18 Feb 2017 - (OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada celebrates the actions of Université Laval to commit to divest from all fossil fuel holdings, and is encouraging all Canadian universities, pension funds and...
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CETA not a done deal after EU Parliament vote
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017 - (OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada notes that the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) could face years of ratification votes in member countries before it takes full effect...
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Canadians rally from coast to coast to hold Trudeau to electoral reform promise
Saturday, 11 Feb 2017 - (OTTAWA) February 11, 2017 - Canadians joined rallies in cities from coast to coast today to demand that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau honour his promise on electoral reform. Elizabeth May, Leader of...
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Prime Minister betrays Canadians by abandoning electoral reform promise
Wednesday, 01 Feb 2017 - (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement following a decision by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to abandon the...
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Flawed Mydemocracy.ca survey still supports key PR attributes
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2017 - (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement following yesterday's release of the mydemocracy.ca report: “Yesterday's...
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Green Party of Canada opposes Saudi armoured vehicles sale, despite Prime Minister’s claim
Tuesday, 17 Jan 2017 - (OTTAWA) – On Jan. 14 at a town hall in London, Ont., a media report stated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that all parties in the House of Commons had agreed that a $15-billion armoured...
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Elizabeth May congratulates incoming Ministers, welcomes new Minister of Democratic Institutions
Tuesday, 10 Jan 2017 - (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement following today’s cabinet appointments: “Congratulations to newly appointed...
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Greens call for restoration of federal environmental assessment law
Friday, 23 Dec 2016 - NOTE: Find Elizabeth May's submission to the Expert Panel reviewing environmental assessment law attached as a PDF below. (OTTAWA) - The deadline for submissions to the process put in place by the...
