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Statement from the President of the Green Party of Canada
Statement | Friday, 01 Aug 2014Green Party President, Paul Estrin, today issued the following statement clarifying recent statements made on the Israel–Gaza conflict. (Backgrounder attached) Dear Green Party members and...
Excerpt on Israel-Gaza conflict from Elizabeth May's 2014 Convention Keynote Address
Media Release | Wednesday, 30 Jul 2014"I want to at least touch on what’s happening right now in Israel and Gaza, and the Palestinian people and the Israeli people and say, from the bottom of my heart, that Israeli children and...
Greens conclude successful 2014 Convention
Media Release | Monday, 21 Jul 2014FREDERICTON -- As the Green Party of Canada's 2014 Convention draws to a close, Greens from across Canada celebrate a productive weekend of rebuilding Canadian democracy. Hundreds of Green delegates...
Greens call for federal intervention to save NB Morgentaler Clinic
Media Release | Friday, 18 Jul 2014Fredericton - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich Gulf Islands, today urges federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose to intervene to defend women's rights in New...
Greens to hold national Convention in Fredericton to chart course to 2015
Media Release | Thursday, 17 Jul 2014OTTAWA – Hundreds of Green Party members from across Canada will come together in Fredericton New Brunswick this weekend, July 18-20 for the Green Party of Canada’s 2014 Convention. From July 18 to...
Guaranteed Livable income
Backgrounder | Tuesday, 15 Jul 2014The Green Party is deeply concerned about the widening income gap, and the steadily increasing numbers of people trapped in the low-wage economy – workers, especially our young, who are struggling to...
How not to protect the lives of sex trade workers
Blog | Friday, 11 Jul 2014The ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada was pretty clear in the Bedford case. The laws were preventing women (and men) in the business of selling sex from being unacceptably vulnerable to...
Greens call on Israeli and Palestinian leadership to end hostilities and protect civilians
Media Release | Friday, 11 Jul 2014“We need to immediately put a stop to this terrible cycle of violence which is killing innocent Israeli and Palestinian children.” – Elizabeth May (OTTAWA) July 11, 2014 – Green Party of Canada...
Elizabeth May congratulates Green candidates on by-election gains
Media Release | Tuesday, 01 Jul 2014TORONTO – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May today congratulates Green candidates Camille Labchuk (Trinity–Spadina), Shahbaz Mir (Scarborough–Agincourt), Larry Ashmore (Macleod) and Brian Deheer (Fort...
Greens mourn tragic death of three Israeli teenagers
Media Release | Monday, 30 Jun 2014OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada denounces the horrific killing of three young sons of Israel. Gilad Shaar, 16, Eyal Yifrach, 19 and Naftali Fraenkel, 16 were kidnapped while walking home from...