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Getting Canada back on track: economic case for making rail infrastructure a priority
Blog | Sunday, 01 Jun 2014Transport Minister Lisa Raitt announced on May 12 that the federal government would be intervening to save VIA Rail’s Halifax-to-Montreal Oceanroute. Many breathed a sigh of relief. The Ocean line...
Camille Labchuk to run as Green candidate in Trinity–Spadina by-election
Media Release | Friday, 30 May 2014TORONTO – Today Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands, is pleased to announce that Toronto lawyer, animal rights advocate and environmental activist...
Greens welcome WTO ruling on EU seal products ban
Media Release | Thursday, 22 May 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada welcomes the World Trade Organization decision announced today to uphold the European Union’s ban on imported seal products. The EU first banned seal products from...
Greens celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity
Media Release | Thursday, 22 May 2014OTTAWA – On this 22nd annual UN International Day for Biological Diversity, the Green Party of Canada urges the Harper Conservatives to provide stronger federal leadership and international...
Elizabeth May’s First Term as a Green MP in Canada’s Parliament
Blog | Tuesday, 20 May 2014“We can be totally honest and speak from our hearts. When we feel even one thing is good we can point it out.” Elizabeth May became Canada’s first Green member of Parliament, for Saanich-Gulf Islands...
Greens urge community to "Let the Sun Shine In"
Media Release | Monday, 19 May 2014SIDNEY, BC – Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich–Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, is urging Salt Spring residents as well as those from the wider region, to chip in to support the...
Elizabeth May voted Canada's Hardest Working MP in annual Hill Times survey
Media Release | Monday, 19 May 2014OTTAWA – For the second year in a row, Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands, has been voted Canada’s Hardest-Working MP in the annual...
Greens welcome Ronnie Smith as new Shadow Cabinet Critic for Peace and Security
Media Release | Wednesday, 14 May 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce that Ronnie Smith has been appointed as the Party’s new Shadow Cabinet Critic for Peace and Security. A Theology student in the MDiv program...
Greens call on federal government to heed recommendations of UN report on Canada’s Aboriginal communities
Media Release | Monday, 12 May 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada fully supports the recommendations of a new UN report released today on the state of Canada’s Aboriginal communities. Authored by United Nations Special Rapporteur...
Greens welcome new federal funding for Maritime Rail
Media Release | Monday, 12 May 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada welcomes news that the federal government is intervening to save Maritime passenger rail. Minister of Transportation Lisa Raitt was in Fredericton today to...