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BC Green Party: “Emissions Are Still Trending Upwards”

VICTORIA, B.C. - The updated greenhouse gas emission inventory released by the Province today shows that B.C., as illustrated by the 2018 data, has again failed to correct its emissions trajectory. “At a time when...

Cam Brewer enters Green Party of B.C. leadership race

Announced July 25th, the Green Party of B.C. has a new leadership candidate, Cam Brewer. This brings the official number of candidates in the race to three, as nominations have closed. The following is from the aspiring...

Site C facing significant cost overruns and uncertainty, B.C. ratepayers at risk

Photo by Jason Woodhead - https://www.flickr.com/photos/woodhead/33925655676/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93611410 VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Caucus has issued the following statement in response to BC Hydro’s latest reports that reveal the overall health of...

B.C. Green Leadership: Kim Darwin Responds to May’s Endorsement of Sonia Furstenau

In response to Elizabeth May's recent endorsement of rival B.C. Green leadership candidate Sonia Furstenau, Kim Darwin declared the following in a Facebook post: "Southern Vancouver Islanders have been stalwart BC Green supporters, even when it wasn’t...

David Suzuki, Elizabeth May Endorse Sonia Furstenau for B.C. Green Leadership

VANCOUVER, BC – David Suzuki is speaking out in support of BC Green leadership candidate Sonia Furstenau’s candidacy and her proposal to explore a four-day work week in BC. Furstenau published a video message from Suzuki today....

PEI Green Party MLA Michele Beaton Questions Massive Corporate Giveaway

In an exchange in the PEI legislature Green Party MLA Michele Beaton questions the minister of agriculture on a massive 4.7 million dollar bailout to the multi billion dollar Irving potato company.

Annamie Paul Enters Green Party of Canada Leadership Race

OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada has accepted the nomination of Annamie Paul as a contestant for the party’s leadership. The new leader will be chosen at a national convention to be held...

Kim Darwin Launches Campaign for B.C. Green Leadership

Kim Darwin, a progressive candidate for the Green Party of B.C. launched her leadership campaign and published the following statement on her website www.KimDarwin.ca In her business and community, Kim Darwin embodies the...

Dimitri Lascaris Announces Campaign for Green Party of Canada Leadership

Montreal, QC — Lawyer, journalist, and activist Dimitri Lascaris announced his campaign for leadership of the Green Party of Canada on Wednesday, promising to shake up Canadian politics with a challenge to progressives from coast to coast.

Sonia Furstenau announces candidacy for B.C. Greens leader

VICTORIA, BC – Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, announced that she is running to be the next leader of the B.C. Green Party in Victoria. Furstenau was joined by six endorsers: Eli Enns, Dr. Lisa Gunderson,...

David Merner Launches Federal Leadership Campaign

Former Green Party candidate from B.C. David Merner launched his campaign to lead the Green Party of Canada and posted the following text on his website: As a father to four daughters, husband...

A tangible gain for the Green Party of Quebec in today’s Jean-Talon provincial by-election

With 150 of 158 polls reporting, Parti Vert du Québec candidate Emilie Coulombe is receiving 2.99% of the popular vote. This represents an advance of 1.19% from the 1.80% received for the Greens in the 2018 Quebec...

New BC Ecosocialist Party to launch October 28th

October 27, 2019 – VANCOUVER – A group of environmental and social justice activists will launch a new provincial political party in Vancouver on Monday, October 28th. The group has been involved in quiet consultations around the...

Prince Edward Island Greens forms first official opposition in provincial history

DARREN CALABRESE - THE GLOBE AND MAIL The Green wave many thought could bring the party to power on Prince Edward Island turned blue at the polls Tuesday. Voters elected the Progressive Conservatives to a minority government, the province’s first since...

BC Greens Blast Government Over Fracking, citing « Willful Ignorance »

“The B.C. Green Caucus believes in evidence-based policy and decision making, and government may be putting British Columbians at risk by allowing this practice to continue without understanding the dangers,” said MLA Sonia Furstenau, spokesperson for the...

David Coon; « To Grow a Renewable Energy Industry New Brunswick Power Monopoly Must End »

A text by David Coon, leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and Member of the New Brunswick Legislature for Fredericton South

Prince Edward Island Greens Maintain Lead In Polls Ahead Of Provincial Election!

Party Leader Peter Beaven-Barker is seeking a mandate to form PEI's first Green government

Editorials

Green Party Using Spotlight to Push Civil Defence Expansion – Not Environmental Justice

While Canadians look to the Green Party for principled leadership on the environment and social justice, the federal Green co-leaders appear...

Opinion

Alex Tyrrell Comments On Federal Election Results

The results are in and Canada avoided the worst-case scenario of a Poilievre government, but this has come at the...
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