Canadians join with Greens against Attack Ads

OTTAWA — The Green Party of Canada has had immense reaction from Canadians to its “Attack Ad on Attack Ads.” Released on Monday, the ad has attracted more than forty thousand viewers on Youtube and has been one of the most popular Canadian videos of the week. “Greens have been hearing from Canadians across the ...

Global Centenary Year of International Women’s Day

OTTAWA — On March 8th, the Green Party of Canada is celebrating one hundred years of International Women’s Day. “Hopefully in another hundred years, there won’t be any need to have a day specific to women because equality will have been achieved,” said Green Leader Elizabeth May. “Until then, we encourage everyone to take part ...

‘It doesn’t have to be like this,’ Greens say in meta attack ad

by Jane Taber Globe and Mail Update Posted on Monday, March 7, 2011 11:14AM EST Elizabeth May has entered the attack-ad game – by attacking attack ads. The Green Party Leader turned the tables on her opponents Monday, launching a TV campaign called “Change the Channel on Attack Ads.” It’s a bit of a send-up ...

Harper government guts environmental funding

OTTAWA — The Harper government has clearly laid out its priorities with the latest slashing of environmental budgets. Gone is funding for climate change, air pollution, wildlife and toxic waste clean-up – instead the government is proceeding with funding corporate tax cuts, tar sands subsidies, fighter jets and new prisons. “It is clear that the ...

KAIROS – A Knotty Scandal

Scandals in ‘Harperland’ (as Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin dubbed current-day Ottawa) are increasingly disturbing. The mystery of why aid group KAIROS was denied CIDA funding—and how critical documents were forged—is now occupying the Speaker of the House, Parliamentary committees, and a fair amount of media ink. The fact that it happened at all ...

Elizabeth May calls for Federal Programs and Legislation to End Child Poverty in light of Recent Report on BC Infant Deaths

10.5% of inhabitants classified as “low income” in Saanich-Gulf Islands National Green Party leader Elizabeth May called for stepped-up federal programs and legislated targets to end child poverty, in the wake of a recent report by independent Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond on the risk factors behind infant deaths in BC. The ...