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Budget Submission to Finance Minister Bill Morneau
Blog | Thursday, 25 Feb 2016The following is a budget submission from Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, to Minister of Finance Bill Morneau. Dear Minister, Thank you for the opportunity to submit budgetary...
Canadians want Proportional Representation – and a Green voice at the table
Media Release | Thursday, 25 Feb 2016The Green Party of Canada supports a broad coalition of groups advocating for proportional representation to replace the First Past the Post electoral system. “The vast majority of modern democracies...
Unravelling the nightmarish Gordian Knot of Syria
Blog | Wednesday, 24 Feb 2016The Liberal government has followed through on its campaign commitment to pull Canadian CF-18 fighter jets out of Iraq and Syria. Simultaneously, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that we will be...
Green Party of Canada pushes for climate action ahead of First Minister's Meeting
Media Release | Wednesday, 24 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – The Green Party of Canada supports a coalition of environmental groups across North America calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to implement an evidence-based climate test for all...
Elizabeth May questions Site ‘C’ permits issued during federal election campaign
Media Release | Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Today during Question Period, Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) questioned why the previous government issued 14 permits for work on the $9-billion...
Green Party statement on World Day of Social Justice
Statement | Saturday, 20 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada recognizes the significance of World Day of Social Justice: “Social justice is about removing barriers that people may face because of gender, age, race,...
Withdrawing Canada from Kyoto Protocol a purely political move, budget numbers reveal
Media Release | Friday, 19 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Numbers released today show the Harper government saved only $596,000 by legally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC...
Elizabeth May Speaks on Democratic Reform at Dalhousie University in Halifax, N.S.
Media Advisory | Friday, 19 Feb 2016Elizabeth May Speaks on Democratic Reform at Dalhousie University (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich –Gulf Islands), speaks as a special guest on democratic...
Green Party of Canada Commemorates National Flag Day 2016
Statement | Monday, 15 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) - Today, the Green Party of Canada joins all Canadians in celebrating the anniversary of our national flag: “Fifty-one years ago, Lester B. Pearson first raised our flag over Parliament Hill...
Elizabeth May Attends Q&A on Paris Climate Agreement in Victoria
Media Advisory | Friday, 12 Feb 2016(OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich –Gulf Islands), speaks during and after the Sunday service at St. Aidan's United Church in Victoria about spirituality...