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Green Party backs farmers in bid for carbon tax break on 2019 grain drying
Monday, 20 Jan 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is supporting calls by prairie grain farmers to exempt 2019 grain drying operations from the carbon tax. Last year’s unusually wet fall harvest forced producers to...
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MP Paul Manly will travel to Wet’suwet’en territory this weekend
Saturday, 18 Jan 2020 - NANAIMO, B.C. – Green Party MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) will travel to Wet’suwet’en territory on Sunday morning to meet with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs protesting the Coastal GasLink...
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Green Party supports Canadian engagement in resolving Venezuela crisis
Thursday, 16 Jan 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party is welcoming the federal government’s offer to convene high-level talks aimed at resolving the continuing political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. In a letter to...
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Green Party says Canadians should have a role in plane crash investigation
Friday, 10 Jan 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to use all diplomatic channels at its disposal to ensure that Canadian authorities are involved in the official investigation...
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Green Party stands with Wet’suwet’en chiefs in opposing gas pipeline
Tuesday, 07 Jan 2020 - OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada welcomes the decision by Coastal GasLink (CGL) to remove its workers from Wet’suwet’en territory in response to an eviction notice issued by five hereditary chiefs...
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COP25 reveals the desperate need for political courage - Greens' Elizabeth May
Monday, 16 Dec 2019 - MADRID — Speaking on Monday morning, following talks in Madrid, Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), described the talks as "far from the worst, but a...
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Green Party cautiously welcomes new CUSMA trade deal
Friday, 13 Dec 2019 - OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada welcomes the improvements in the final NAFTA 2.1 (officially the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement, or CUSMA) signed this week in Mexico, but still sees flaws...
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Green Party calls on Trudeau cabinet to reject Teck Frontier oil sands project
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2019 - OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada is calling on the Trudeau cabinet to reject a proposal by Teck Resources to develop a giant open-pit oil sands mine in Alberta. “Going ahead with construction of...
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Now is not the time for incrementalism says Green Party of Canada
Thursday, 05 Dec 2019 - OTTAWA — Reacting to the Speech from the Throne, the Green Party of Canada expressed cautious optimism but disappointment in the lack of specifics and commitment in key policy areas. “There are no...
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As climate negotiations heat up in Madrid, Green caucus lays out key climate tests for Liberals
Wednesday, 04 Dec 2019 - OTTAWA — The three federal Green MPs have set out the key challenges looming for the Liberal minority government. They fall into two distinct, but related, categories: What positions will Canada...
