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Will Fisheries minister act in response to the Cohen Commission?
Blog | Sunday, 17 Mar 2013It has been nearly five months since the mammoth report of Justice Bruce Cohen on “The Uncertain Future of Fraser River Sockeye” was tabled with the Governor General. The Cohen Commission was set in...
Missing the Copenhagen Target
Blog | Thursday, 14 Mar 2013On February 15, with the Conservatives’ typical, quiet Friday afternoon, splash-less launch, the 2012 Progress Report to the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in the House of...
“Canada Should Take Good Note of India’s Freeze on All Investment Protection Agreements”
Media Release | Thursday, 14 Mar 2013OTTAWA – With ratification of the Canada-China Investment Treaty still pending, the Green Party of Canada underscores India’s decision to move away from bilateral investment protection agreements and...
Implementation of FATCA Likely Unconstitutional, Says Leading Constitutional Expert
Media Release | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013OTTAWA – In a letter to the Department of Finance by leading Canadian constitutional expert Peter Hogg, and obtained by Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, through an Access to Information request,...
Open Media’s Time for an Upgrade campaign
Statement | Wednesday, 13 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Statement by Green Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, about Open Media’s Time for an Upgrade campaign: “Canadians are frustrated with the limited options...
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Blog | Tuesday, 12 Mar 2013“Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obliged to stick to the possibilities.” - Mark Twain I just read two recent political pot-boilers, back to back. If this fiction is stranger than...
Will The Office of Religious Freedom Remain Silent on Tibet?
Media Release | Friday, 08 Mar 2013OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is observing the 54th Tibetan Uprising Day this Sunday. On March 10th 1959, the people of Tibet rose against China's illegal rule. Thousands of Tibetans were...
Green Party Exposes Worsening Conditions for Canadian Women
Media Release | Thursday, 07 Mar 2013OTTAWA – As the world prepares to mark International Women’s Day tomorrow, March 8, the Green Party is celebrating the valuable role of women in Canadian society. It also notes their worsening...
Why won’t Prime Minister Harper remove Arthur Porter from the Privy Council?
Media Release | Wednesday, 06 Mar 2013OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper could remove the disgraced former head of Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) from the highest level of government, the Privy Council. “Although he appears...
The Government's 2012 Progress Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions is Cause for Concern
Blog | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013It was with deep concern that I read the government's 2012 Progress Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions. To begin with, let me note that last year in the Arctic the extent of summer sea ice had...