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As Parliament Rises for the Summer…
Blog | Saturday, 23 Jun 2012The appalling 420 page so-called omnibus budget implementation bill, C-38, managed to get rubber stamped without a single change. All 700+ of the Opposition amendments were defeated after a...
May Tables Private Members Bill on Lyme Disease: National Conference, Education Required for Neglected Ailment
Media Release | Thursday, 21 Jun 2012OTTAWA – In response to the growing threat of Lyme Disease in Canada, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today introduced a Private Members Bill to create a National Lyme...
First Nations and their allies oppose closure of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
Media Release | Thursday, 21 Jun 2012OTTAWA - The recent decision by the Government of Canada to terminate a world-class federal research program, the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), diminishes the government’s capacity to deal with...
June 21 National Aboriginal Day: a Reminder of First Nations Contributions
Media Release | Thursday, 21 Jun 2012OTTAWA -- On June 21, National Aboriginal Day, the Green Party of Canada says a very sincere thank you to First Nations. “This year, as we put a focus on the 200 year anniversary of the war of 1812...
World Refugee Day
Media Release | Wednesday, 20 Jun 2012OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada is saddened on World Refugee Day, June 20th, that the federal government has recently passed Bill C-31, to the detriment of refugees seeking a new life in Canada. "...
May Tables Bill C-436, the Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act
Media Release | Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today tabled Private Members Bill C-436, the Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act. This Bill will require the Government of...
No Conservative MPs Take Omnibus Quiz
Media Release | Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012OTTAWA – On the morning after Bill C-38 passed Third Reading in the House of Commons, not one Conservative MP showed up for the Green Party’s Omnibus Quiz – or 425-Page Challenge. “I am disappointed...
May Challenges Conservative MPs to an Omnibus Quiz
Media Release | Monday, 18 Jun 2012OTTAWA – After the refusal of the Prime Minister to allow Conservative Members of Parliament to vote their conscience on any of the 700 amendments to C-38 during the Report Stage voting marathon last...
International Task Force Urges Immediate Action on Climate Change: May Proud to Support and Publicize Crucial Statement
Media Release | Monday, 18 Jun 2012OTTAWA – Today, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an important call to action is being launched. “Action to Face the Urgent Realities of Climate Change” is the result of collaborative work by international...
Bill C-31 Changes Face of Canada: Legislation Slams Door in the Face of the World’s Most Vulnerable
Media Release | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2012OTTAWA – The passage in the House of Commons last night of Bill C-31, the so-called Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act. moves Canada farther away from the values of a majority of Canadians,...