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Warsaw COP19 – Daily Blog – In which I get a pink badge!
Blog | Monday, 18 Nov 2013I started out early, memories of the appalling arrangements in Copenhagen left me not wanting to take any chances in a cold city. In Copenhagen at COP15, we had to line up and wait outside for hours...
Warsaw COP19 – Daily Blog
Blog | Sunday, 17 Nov 2013I will be here, in Warsaw over the next seven days, for what is called the “High Level Segment” of the 19th Conference of the Parties under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is not...
Green Party Announces Appointment of Toronto By-Election Candidate John Deverell as Democratic Reform Critic
Media Release | Friday, 15 Nov 2013OTTAWA: The Green Party of Canada today announced the appointment of John Deverell as the Party’s Democratic Reform Critic. In September, the Green Party's Electoral District Association in Toronto...
Via Climate Action Network: Canada rewarded with ‘Fossil of Disbelief’ at COP 19 for supporting Australian climate inaction
Media Release | Thursday, 14 Nov 2013WARSAW, Poland – Canada was awarded a ‘Fossil of Disbelief’ as part of the long-running ‘Fossil of the Day’ awards series at the UN climate talks in Warsaw. The special award was granted for the...
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May to attend UN climate negotiations in Poland
Media Release | Thursday, 14 Nov 2013OTTAWA: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, will be in Warsaw, Poland, from November 17 to 22, as the only Canadian Opposition Member of Parliament...
Remembrance Day Statement from the Green Party of Canada - Elizabeth May's Tribute to Canada's Veterans
Media Release | Friday, 08 Nov 2013OTTAWA: On Wednesday, Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, rose in the House of Commons to deliver the following tribute to Canada's veterans: ...
Green Party announces appointment of new Environment Critic
Media Release | Thursday, 07 Nov 2013OTTAWA: The Green Party of Canada today announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew Park, Associate Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Winnipeg, as the Party’s new Environment Critic. An...
Green Party stands with coalition of First Nations protecting Gulf of St. Lawrence
Media Release | Thursday, 07 Nov 2013OTTAWA: The Green Party of Canada today voiced its support for a groundbreaking new political coalition of First Nations chiefs in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region fighting to defend the area from...
Federal Environment Commissioner’s Fall Report paints grim picture of state of biodiversity in Canada
Media Release | Wednesday, 06 Nov 2013OTTAWA – Environmental conservation in Canada has reached a new low, according to a report from the office of the federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released...
Green Party extends holiday greetings for Hindu festival of Diwali
Media Release | Sunday, 03 Nov 2013On the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, The Green Party of Canada today recognizes the many contributions of Canada’s Hindu and Jain communities to our country’s vibrant cultural...