Statement on Passover 2019

OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada extends wishes for “Chag Pesach sameach!” / “Happy Passover!” to those celebrating the eight-day festival beginning at sunset. Passover commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from 400 years of slavery in Egypt. During this sacred time, families and friends gather for traditional seder dinners to celebrate hope, ...

Statement on Easter 2019

OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada extends good wishes for Easter. On Good Friday, Christians around the world mourn the death of Jesus Christ, reflect on the meaning of his death and passion and then celebrate His glorious resurrection on Easter Sunday. Families and friends gather for prayers, festive meals and fun activities during ...

Elizabeth May and Paul Manly to host an Earth Day celebration in Nanaimo, B.C.

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Elizabeth May is getting married on Earth Day (of course!)

SIDNEY, B.C. — The Leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May will marry John Kidder in Victoria, B.C., on International Earth Day. The joyful occasion will take place at Christ Church Cathedral at noon. The wedding will be a ‘low-carbon’ affair. Guests have been encouraged to arrive by bicycle, bus, train and/or ferry ...

Elizabeth May calls for expanded inquiry into potential conflict of interest in SNC-Lavalin affair

OTTAWA — The Leader of the Green Party, Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) has called on Ethics Commission Mario Dion and the Office of the Conflict of Interest to expand the inquiry into potential violation of the Conflict of Interest Act in efforts to influence the decision of the former Attorney General of Canada concerning ...

Statement on UN World Health Day

OTTAWA – “Health care should never be taken for granted,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands). “The Green Party was the first party to call for Pharmacare and continues to advocate for this. The Liberals’ recent Pharmacare report was extremely disappointing. While Canadians are fortunate to have a universal health-care system, it’s ...

Elizabeth May to speak at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

deliver the closing keynote address at the annual conference of the International Relations Society. The two-day conference on Building Biodiversity and Controlling Climate Change, will take place at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. “We’re in a climate emergency and we have months, not years to take ...

Elizabeth May condemns Quebec’s proposed ban on wearing religious symbols

OTTAWA – “Religious intolerance of this kind has no place in our society,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) as she affirmed her party’s strong opposition to the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s proposal to ban public employees in a position of authority from wearing religious symbols. “Canada is a multicultural society with ...

Elizabeth May to moderate special event with renowned author, activist and environmentalist, Bill McKibben

OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf-Islands) will moderate a special event at the University of British Columbia next Tuesday featuring world renowned climate campaigner Bill McKibben. “Bill McKibben was one of the first voices to raise the alarm about climate change with his 1989 book The End of Nature,” said Ms. May. ...

Turn out the lights for Earth Hour with Elizabeth May in Sidney, B.C

SIDNEY, B.C. — Originating in Sydney, Australia as a symbolic lights-out event in 2007, Earth Hour has grown into one of the world’s largest grassroots movements, inspiring people around the globe to take action for the planet. “Earth Hour provides an opportunity to unite millions of people in a common purpose,” said Leader of the ...