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Foreign civilian workers fleeing Libya subject to human rights abuses and violent reprisals
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is calling attention to a developing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of migrant workers are trying to escape the intensifying civil
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Canada must pressure the newly elected Burmese Government to move towards full democracy
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada urges Canada to pressure the new Burmese government to show its intent to move quickly towards a democratic state that respects the freedom of sp
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East Africa facing climate crisis and possible famine
OTTAWA - The situation in East African is becoming dire and a quick Canadian response could save many lives, says the Green Party. Following up on an awareness campaign by th
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Thousands of Canadians apologize to the world for Canadian asbestos
OTTAWA – One week after launching the “We’re sorry” campaign, thousands of Canadians have joined the Facebook group and emailed imsorry@green
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Green Party supports Calgary Stampede, urges end to calf roping
CALGARY – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May will attend the Calgary Stampede again this year, showing her support for an iconic Canadian event.
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Apologizing to the world for blocking asbestos listing
OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada has launched the “We’re sorry!” campaign to apologize to the rest of the world for the Harper government’s action on asbestos.
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Canada shamed on international stage
OTTAWA - Canada, once admired around the world, is fast gaining a reputation as a regressive country, blocking progress without any care for who is harmed. After refusing to
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Greens condemn ideologically-driven layoffs
OTTAWA - The Harper government has begun its slashing of the public sector by eliminating more than twenty percent of the National Research Council’s budget.&
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On June 21, Canadians celebrate National Aboriginal Day
OTTAWA - National Aboriginal Day can serve to remind us that Canada has a long way to go in addressing the profound inequality of life on First Nations Reserves and life for of
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Food Prices on agenda at G20 Agriculture Ministers Summit
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is calling on Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz to show real leadership at the upcoming G20 Agriculture Meetings in Paris by supporting efforts
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Another chance to list Asbestos as Hazardous: Will Canada block again?
OTTAWA - The Green Party is reiterating its call for Canada’s government to step out of the way of chrysotile asbestos being listed as a hazardous substance under the U
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Greens pleased government agrees to hearings on “mega trials” bill
OTTAWA – The Green Party is pleased the government and other opposition parties have agreed to a compromise, allowing expedited hearings on the so-called “mega trials” legisl
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Canada failing Kyoto Protocol commitments and the planet
OTTAWA - Green Leader Elizabeth May today held a press conference about Canada's dismal performance at the UN climate change negotiations now taking pla
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Greens will not allow mega-trial bill to proceed without due consideration
OTTAWA – Demonstrating that one MP can make a difference in Parliament, Green Party Leader and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, Elizabeth May, is denying unanimous consent in the
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End sealing subsidies and keep DFO conservation programs, say Greens
OTTAWA – The Green Party says the Conservative government should axe federal subsidies to the commercial seal hunt to find budgetary savings in the Department of Fisheries and Oc
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Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah
OTTAWA - National Holocaust Remembrance Day will be observed at a ceremony on June 14 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Greens fear that NATO "mission creep" in Libya undermines R2P deterrence potential in Syria crisis.
OTTAWA - NATO's "mission creep" under its United Nations Responsibility To Protect (R2P) mandate in Libya - which now apparently creeps to heavy continuous
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More than money was abused; Greens call for inquiry into G20-G8 civil liberty abuses
OTTAWA - The Auditor General’s final report into the G20-G8 summit reveals a gross abuse of the public purse, with overspending, overestimates of costs, lack of proper approval
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New report shows total oil sands emissions close to double widely used figures
The report can be downloaded at: http://greenparty.ca/issues/alberta-oil-sands
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On Environment Week, Government of Canada missing in action
OTTAWA - Today is World Oceans Day, Canadian National Clean Air Day, and both World Environment Week and Canadian Environment Week.
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