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Approval of Site C Dam by BC Government an Environmental Outrage
Media Release | Tuesday, 16 Dec 2014“The Site C dam is at best, ill-conceived, misguided and an environmental outrage…” - Elizabeth May (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich...
Green Party wishes Canada’s Jewish Community a Happy Hanukkah
Statement | Tuesday, 16 Dec 2014(OTTAWA) - Hanukkah begins this evening and the Green Party of Canada wishes Canada’s Jewish Community best wishes for the holiday season. Hanukkah is a festival of lights which is observed for eight...
Statement by the Green Party on the Tragedy in Sydney, Australia
Statement | Tuesday, 16 Dec 2014(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada expresses its deepest condolences to those affected by the tragedy in Sydney, Australia. The incident began Sunday evening when 17 people were taken hostage in a...
Green Party laments weak outcome from COP20 Negotiations in Lima
Media Release | Tuesday, 16 Dec 2014A lot of work in 2015 to get what the world needs in Paris (OTTAWA) - The 20th Conference of Parties (COP20) session to address the threat of climate change came to a close early Sunday morning in...
Down to the wire – Was the Lima decision better than nothing?
Blog | Sunday, 14 Dec 2014(LIMA) - As you likely have heard, the COP20 talks wrapped earlier this morning at around 3:30 AM. The deal was done in seconds following the break for countries to review a new text tabled by the...
The COP that would not die...
Blog | Friday, 12 Dec 2014(LIMA) -Okay, I know that sounds like a Bruce Willis movie and my apologies... but this COP has achieved that dreamlike-nightmarish quality that obscures what day it is, what time it is. So...
Senate Unanimously Passes Elizabeth May’s Federal Framework on Lyme Disease Act
Media Release | Friday, 12 Dec 2014“This victory belongs to all Canadians coping with Lyme disease and their loved ones. This bill never would have been passed into law without their advocacy and willingness to tell their stories. ” (...
Fanfare and backrooms
Blog | Thursday, 11 Dec 2014(LIMA) - As the available hours for negotiations wind down, we have entered the usual phase at such negotiations of high-level speeches extolling negotiators to finish the work and deliver on our...
Green Party congratulates Chief Perry Bellegarde as New National Chief for Assembly of First Nations
Media Release | Thursday, 11 Dec 2014(OTTAWA) - The Green Party of Canada congratulates newly elected National Chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Perry Bellegarde. Chief Bellegarde was elected as the National Chief with 63%...
Climate march in Lima and fresh ideas in talks
Blog | Thursday, 11 Dec 2014(OTTAWA) - The COP20 talks are taking place in an unlikely venue - a military base outside of town. Despite the reporting of its carbon footprint, being built from scratch to accommodate ten...