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No Harmony in Environmental Regulations
Media Release | Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party is asking questions today about a press release put out by Environment Canada and the Nova Scotia Department of Environment. “I think at the very least both governments owe...
Election fraud: how many unsolved crimes are there and can Elections Canada get to the bottom of them?
Blog | Monday, 19 Mar 2012Lately, a lot of allegations have been made that there were election irregularities and some outright crimes committed in the 2011 election. What we do not know is who was responsible. But we may be...
Will Canada lose its water?
Media Release | Monday, 19 Mar 2012OTTAWA - With Canada Water Week in full swing, Greens are lamenting the defeat last week of Bill C-267 - a bill to ban bulk water exports. "The defeat of Bill C-267 is a step backwards in protecting...
Conservatives Break Promise on Bulk Water
Media Release | Thursday, 15 Mar 2012Party Becoming Known for its “Bulk Policy Reversals” OTTAWA - Wednesday night`s Conservative vote to kill Bill C-267, An Act Respecting the Preservation of Canada`s Water Resources, was another...
Canada’s Rivers Require Protection
Media Release | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012OTTAWA - March 14th is the International Day of Action for Rivers when communities across the world are celebrating rivers and raising awareness of the need to protect and restore rivers. “The Green...
Canadian Environmental Assessment -- going, going, gone
Blog | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012Confession: I am a pack rat who rarely throws out files. Last night I found the environmental assessment from the first EA process in which I participated. The Wreck Cove Hydroelectric Project EA...
Harper Conservatives target environmental reviews
Media Release | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada fears for the future of environmental regulation in Canada after reading the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development's statutory review of the...
21 Years Later: Is Canada still an Environmental Leader?
Media Release | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012OTTAWA - March 13th marks the 21st anniversary of the signing of Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement that dealt with acid rain under the Mulroney Government. “The Acid Rain Accord is an example of how...
Green Party Launches Robogate.ca
Media Release | Monday, 12 Mar 2012Site includes link to Elections Canada, media/citizen reports on election fraud OTTAWA – Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party, today announced that her party has...
Time to have open discussion on fiscal, health, social implications of aging population Canada
Blog | Monday, 12 Mar 2012The Prime Minister surprised Canadians, including his own caucus, when he proclaimed from the high perch of Davos that Canadians' pension system was about to change. After first denying what he had...