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The federal government's new fossil fuel subsidy rules have too many loopholes, says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 26 Jul 2023Last Monday, the Liberal government unveiled its new guidelines for ending "inefficient fossil fuel subsidies". According to the Green Party, this is an insufficient measure that does not adequately...
Green candidate faces (reno-viction) eviction from her home: a deplorable situation that is happening more and more across the country, says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 12 Jul 2023On June 30, Ravenmoon Crocker, Green Party of Canada candidate in the Calgary Heritage by-election, received an eviction notice from her apartment. Her lease ends abruptly on September 30, due to...
We've just experienced the hottest week in history and the situation is likely to continue to deteriorate, says Green Party
Media Release | Tuesday, 11 Jul 2023Last Monday, July 3rd, our planet experienced the hottest day on record in terms of average temperature since statistics on the subject have been compiled. This sad record didn't last very long. The...
10 years after the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, the Green Party remembers
Media Release | Wednesday, 05 Jul 2023The Green Party of Canada wishes to speak out on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy. A decade after the tragedy, the local population continues its healing process...
As the Country Burns, Liberal Ministers Host Oil and Gas Company Board Meeting
Media Release | Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023On June 26, two cabinet ministers - the Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson and the Hon. François-Philippe Champagne - attended the Royal Dutch Shell’s Global Board Meeting, wishing them a warm welcome to a...
Federal Adaptation Strategy Worthy of 2010, Insufficient Today, Says Green Party
Media Release | Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians are fleeing their homes while millions are breathing toxic air. For decades, scientists warned that warmer average temperatures would result in catastrophic weather...
Canada Disability Benefit receives royal assent
Media Release | Friday, 23 Jun 2023Ottawa, ON – Just a week after the House of Commons gave final passage to the Canada Disability Benefit Act (Bill C-22), the bill has passed in the Senate and received royal assent from the Governor...
Historic Performance for the Green Party of Canada in Quebec
Media Release | Tuesday, 20 Jun 2023The Green Party of Canada achieved a historic by-election performance in the Montreal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount. With 13.3% of the vote, the GPC tripled its total from the 2021 general...
David Suzuki endorses Jonathan Pedneault in NDG Westmount
Media Release | Saturday, 10 Jun 2023Canada's much loved host of "The Nature of Things," scientist and environmentalist, David Suzuki has called on voters in NDG Westmount to vote for Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault in the...
Greens condemn climate inaction as wildfires ravage country
Media Release | Thursday, 08 Jun 2023In the midst of Canada's Environment Week, the country is experiencing wildfires from coast to coast. For the first time ever, Ottawa is experiencing reduced air quality from climate induced fire...