Green Party Media Releases (Pre Election)

A list of Green Party media releases (Pre January 23rd Election), as the title states. I've organized them by topic mainly so that you can see for yourselves that our Party is not just about the environment. It's just where we start, mainly due to our belief that if we start respecting our environment, a lot of our other problems will cease to exist.

I've also included the start of each article to get a better sense of what it's about. Enjoy!


<----Environmental---->

Opposition MPs took wind out of Kyoto sails
- 12/06/2005 02:38 PM

(Quebec City, December 4, 2005) - By forcing a January election, opposition parties have committed a grave disservice to the Canadians and members of the international community who expected a firm commitment from Canada as host of the first meeting of the parties of the Kyoto Protocol, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party launches Kyoto plan in Iqaluit
-12/09/2005 02:55 PM

(Iqaluit, Friday, 9 December 2005) - "Kyoto and Beyond" will help Canada reach and surpass its Kyoto targets effectively and affordably, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Iqaluit, where he launched the Green Party's plan to meet and surpass Kyoto targets by cutting emissions, improving air quality and boosting the economy...

Green Party proposes Charter amendment
- 12/12/2005 12:12 PM

(Vancouver, 12 December 2005) - The Green Party of Canada is proposing an amendment to Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms to enshrine basic environmental rights including the right to clean air, soil and water, said leader Jim Harris today while campaigning in Vancouver...

Dirty water on Canadian reserves: the real scandal
- 12/17/2005 09:32 PM

(LONDON, Saturday, December 17, 2005) - For nearly four decades, the federal government has sat idly by as the conditions on Canadian reserves have deteriorated to the point where there are currently 34 boil water orders in Ontario alone. The situation has become so bad that young children are washing themselves in water that amounts to, in the words of one Kashechewan doctor, "sewage coming out of their taps," said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Harris calls for tougher waste-water treatment standards
- 12/22/2005 02:00 PM

(Victoria, Thursday, 22 December 2005) - Past governments failed Canadians by not implementing strict national waste-water standards or building a sewage-treatment plant in Victoria when they had the chance, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

B.C. uranium mining: a step in the wrong direction
- 01/05/2006 12:33 PM

(Nelson, B.C., Thursday, 5 January 2006) - The likely exploration and extraction of uranium in the Southern Interior of British Columbia is not only a bad idea environmentally and geopolitically; it is quite simply bad for business," says Green Party leader Jim Harris...

Green Party: New Brunswick nuclear power has run its course
- 01/10/2006 10:06 AM

(Charlottetown, Tuesday, 10 January 2006) - The New Brunswick government is spending $1.4 billion to refurbish an energy facility that produces waste that Canadians will be forced to live with for generations, said Green Party Environment advocate Sharon Labchuk today...

Green Party calls for protection of Canada's urban green spaces
- 01/11/2006 12:02 PM

(Montreal, Wednesday, 11 January 2006) - As one of Montreal's most important green spaces, the Meadowbrook Public Golf Course is a prime example of the threat to green spaces across Canada and it must be saved from the developer's plow at all costs, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris while visiting Meadowbrook with Côte Saint-Luc Councillors Dida Berku and Mike Cohen...

Green Party Endorses Bold Fishery Preservation Plan
-01/13/2006 01:01 PM

(Moncton, Friday, 13 January 2006) - The Green Party of Canada firmly believes in the protection and sustainability of the Maritimes inshore fishery, and therefore endorses the bold plan of the Maritimes Fishermen's Union's that will help ensure its survival, said leader Jim Harris today.

Green Party denounces Mackenzie Gas Project
- 01/15/2006 12:32 PM

(Montreal, Saturday, 14 January 2006) - The Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) will accelerate global warming and destroy natural habitats and livelihoods while failing to create long-term energy security, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...


<----Fiscal---->

Harper, Martin miss the point on GST
- 12/03/2005 01:16 PM

(Montreal, Saturday, 3 December 2005) - By staking out the pro and con sides over GST cuts, the Conservatives and Liberals have forgotten that the GST is one tool available to the federal government to improve the overall health and direction of society, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Montreal...

Green Party calls on Canada Pension Plan to sell Wal-Mart shares
- 12/06/2005 10:55 AM

(Jonquière, Tuesday, 6 December 2005) - As a symbolic gesture in solidarity with the workers of Jonquière and all unionized workers across Canada, the Green Party is calling on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to sell any shares it may still own in Wal-Mart," said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in front of the abandoned Wal-Mart outlet in Jonquière...

GST 'scheme' may have cost government millions
- 12/10/2005 03:05 PM

(Toronto, Saturday, 10 December 2005) - It's time to plug loopholes in our tax system which favour well-connected corporations over working Canadians, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today while campaigning in Toronto...

Corporate pensions - ticking fiscal time bomb of this election
- 12/13/2005 10:38 AM

(Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, 13 December 2005) - When Paul Martin and the Liberals promised more corporate tax cuts in last month's mini-budget, they failed to notice the gigantic elephant in the boardroom, specifically the skyrocketing pension liabilities faced by Canadian corporations which should have been the first priority of the government, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party opposes Martin's corporate tax cut
- 12/14/2005 11:22 AM

(Toronto, Wednesday, 14 December 2005) - When Canadian corporations are flush with cash and close to one in two Canadian families are spending more than their pre-tax income, across the board corporate tax cuts must be postponed in favour of more extensive fiscal reform and targeted tax relief, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Keep Saskatchewan revenues in Saskatchewan: Green Party
- 12/20/2005 11:33 AM

(Regina, Tuesday, 20 December 2005) - With the increasing market price of oil and gas, the people of Saskatchewan shouldn't be punished for higher energy revenue, Green Party leader Jim Harris said today in Regina...

Green Party Energy Platform: Good for the economy, good for Canada
- 12/21/2005 12:53 PM

(Calgary, Wednesday, 21 December 2005) - In one of the most vibrant and forward-thinking housing projects in Canada the Green Party today unveiled its national energy platform, which reflects the very ideals of Calgary's Prairie Sky co-housing project: environmental awareness, renewable energy, and economic efficiency...

Conservatives no more trusted guardians of public purse than Liberals
- 01/05/2006 03:37 PM

When Canadians consider the issue of accountability in this election, they will be well-served by recalling the record of the last Conservative government before they cast their ballot on January 23, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in the B.C. riding of Southern Interior...

Canadian investors shortchanged by lax rules
- 01/06/2006 03:27 PM

(Toronto, Friday, 6 January 2006) - Canadian investors deserve stronger protection and a more transparent investment market, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris as he called both for a National Securities Regulator and tougher whistle-blower protection in Toronto...

Ethical investing starts with the Canada Pension Plan
- 01/10/2006 08:39 PM

(Ottawa, Tuesday, 10 January 2006) - Green Party MPs would push to ensure that ethics and accountability in government don't stop with advertising and polling contracts, but apply to all government operations and decisions, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Ottawa...


<----Social---->

International Day of the Disabled: VIA RAIL rolls backwards
- 12/03/2005 01:16 PM

(Ottawa, Saturday, 3 December 2005) - Canada still has a long way to go to have a fully inclusive and accessible society for the 4 million disabled Canadians that continue to face barriers to basic needs and services, said Green Party of Canada advocate for Persons with Disabilities Joe Foster today...

Green Party calls for remembrance and action
- 12/06/2005 12:57 PM

(Ottawa, Tuesday, 6 December 2005) - All Canadians should take a moment to pause and reflect on the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre when 14 women were brutally killed and another 13 wounded by a crazed gunman in Montreal on this date in 1989, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party call for improving elder care
- 12/11/2005 03:46 PM

(Edmonton, Sunday, 11 December 2005) - The Alberta government must act to improve the deplorable state of long-term care services in the province, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris in Edmonton today...

The daycare debate: more dollars, more broken promises
- 12/15/2005 03:05 PM

(Brampton, Thursday, 13 December 2005) - Last week, Paul Martin's Liberals pledged an astonishing $10 billion to a national daycare program, saying his party child-care program would be "a lasting addition to our social foundation."...

Green Party - Seniors deserve better
- 01/09/2006 04:44 PM

(Victoria, Monday, 9 January 2006) - Canadian seniors deserve far more respect from the federal and provincial governments for their significant contribution to building the Canada that we now enjoy, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today as he called for increased support for seniors at the Silver Threads Association in Victoria, B.C...

Green Party calls for protection of live-in caregivers
- 01/17/2006 04:08 PM

(Toronto, Tuesday, 17 January 2006) – Canada's current Live-in Caregiver Program is a shameful violation of human rights, said Green Party leader Jim Harris today.

Getting tough on crime means getting tougher on poverty
- 01/19/2006 03:31 PM

(Toronto, Thursday, 18 January 2006) – Gang violence and other violent crime is a reflection of deteriorating social conditions and governments must confront the root-causes of these problems with preventative solutions, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today.


<----Health Talk---->

Green Party calls for action on World AIDS Day
- 12/01/2005 12:50 PM

(Ottawa, Thursday, 1 December 2005) - Federal and provincial governments must address the serious outstanding issues still affecting those who are HIV positive or living with AIDS, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today on World AIDS Day...

Compensate Agent Orange victims, Green Party says.
- 12/05/2005 02:45 PM

(MONTREAL, Monday, 5 December 2005) - It is a national disgrace that the Liberal government has continued to drag its feet on the issue of compensation for Canadian soldiers exposed to Agent Orange and Agent Purple in the 1960s at CFB Gagetown, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today after a meeting with veterans in Oromocto, New Brunswick...

Green Party calls for end to private health care
- 12/07/2005 03:03 PM

(MONTREAL, December 6, 2005) - Quebec is home to the largest number of private medical clinics in Canada, a troubling trend that threatens the very existence of public health care in the country, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Montreal...

Harris calls for national cancer strategy
- 12/18/2005 01:25 PM

(Windsor, Sunday, 18 December 2005) - The Liberal government has continually failed Canadians by refusing to implement a comprehensive national action strategy to reduce cancer risks in our communities, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today as he released his party's policies to fight cancer...

Take the sound bites out of health care planning
- 01/03/2006 01:10 PM

(Edmonton, Tuesday, 3 January 2006) - Though he boldly promised in the last federal election to resolve the ever-lingering crisis in Canada's health care system, Prime Minister Paul Martin and his government broke that promise only three months after the 2004 federal election, said Green Party leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party calls for accurate labeling on food products
- 01/07/2006 02:22 PM

(Winnipeg, Saturday, 7 January 2005) - Green Party of Canada MPs would introduce a law requiring food manufacturers to accurately label all their products, spelling out explicitly which contain genetically modified ingredients and any other ingredients that may affect their health, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris in Winnipeg today...

Harris demands public inquiry into toxic military spray program
- 01/13/2006 02:41 PM

(Moncton, Friday, 13 January 2005) - The federal government must immediately come clean about its role in exposing soldiers and their families to known toxins at CFB Gagetown and follow through with compensation and adequate regulatory measures to ban the use of chemical pesticides, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...


<----Democracy Debates---->

Green Party pledge to restore dignity to democracy
- 12/02/2005 11:25 AM

(Charlottetown, Friday, 2 December 2005) - It's time to clean up Canadian election campaigns and return them to a debate over ideas and policies, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today at a news conference in Charlottetown, PEI...

Green Party takes its message to all Canadians
- 12/09/2005 09:37 AM

(Ottawa, Friday, 9 December 2005) - When Conservative party candidates in Quebec start grumbling that their national campaign has virtually abandoned their local candidacies one can only surmise that the fix is already in 46 days before anyone actually votes, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today before boarding a plane for Iqaluit to unveil his party's plan for implementing Kyoto...

Green Party reacts to Democracy Project Survey
- 12/13/2005 10:01 AM

(Montreal, 13 December 2005) - "The Democracy Project survey released this morning clearly shows that there is a thirst among young Canadians for a real exchange of ideas during the upcoming leaders' debates," said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Local B.C. Chamber of Commerce shuts out democracy
- 12/28/2005 12:30 PM

(Ottawa, Wednesday, 28 December 2005) - The Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam Chamber of Commerce has torn a page out of the broadcast consortium's democracy playbook by limiting their upcoming all-candidates meeting to only three out of the eight potential candidates, said Green Party of Canada campaign manager George Read today...

Green Party MPs will push for Citizens' Assembly to renew democracy
- 01/04/2006 02:26 PM

(Vancouver, Wednesday, 4 January 2006) - A citizens' assembly modeled on the recent B.C. approach is the best way to achieve the reforms necessary to address the growing democratic deficit within Canada's federal electoral system and engage Canadians, particularly young voters, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party Supports Fair Vote Canada: Calls for Electoral Reform
- 01/11/2006 01:36 PM

(Victoria, Wednesday, 11 January 2006) – This week's nationally televised debates are symptomatic of a serious and deep problem facing democracy in Canada. "When national parties with over 2 per cent of the popular vote are excluded from participating in nationally televised debates it is no wonder that Canadians feel left out of Canada's political system", said George Read, national campaign manager for the Green Party of Canada...

Green Party calls for National Teach-in Day on Electoral Reform
- 01/11/2006 06:45 PM

(Victoria, Wednesday 11 January 2006) - Victoria Candidate Ariel Lade announced today an ambitious Green Party initiative for Canadians across the country to organize town hall meetings, hold office parties and gather in their homes to discuss alternatives to our current electoral system on January 18...


<----Foreign Affairs---->

Green Party calls for halt to "Deep Integration"
- 12/09/2005 09:37 AM

(Fort Henry, Kingston, Thursday, 8 December 2005) - Paul Martin should not have signed an agreement that commits Canada to a process of deep continental integration with the United States and Mexico without having first obtained an electoral mandate from the Canadian people to do so, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Kingston...

Green Party considers Tibet negotiations major opportunity
- 01/03/2006 10:57 AM

(Kingston, Tuesday, 3 January 2006) - The strategic political connection between the status of Tibet and the future status of Taiwan presents China with an exceptional foreign policy opportunity. Rather than an "Olympic" headache, Tibet could well be the key to a sequence of opportunities to defuse very real and present dangers for China, Taiwan and the rest of the world, said Green Party Foreign Affairs Critic Eric Walton today...

Green Party calls for emergency review of Haiti policy
- 01/08/2006 03:10 PM

(Ottawa, January 8, 2006) - The Canadian government must put an end to its unconstitutional actions in Haiti, said Green Party leader Jim Harris. "Canada must respect the inherent right of the Haitian people to self-determination and democratic processes," Harris added...

Stronger laws needed to protect mail-order brides in Canada
- 01/17/2006 11:34 AM

(Toronto, Tuesday, 17 January 2006) – The Canadian government must do far more to protect foreign women who emigrate from countries such as the Phillipines to marry Canadian men, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today.


<----Campaign Goodies---->

Green Party reacts to election call
- 11/29/2005 02:38 PM
(Ottawa, Tuesday, 29 November 2005) -- The Green Party of Canada regrets that Canadians are being forced into a needless Christmas election for purely partisan reasons, said leader Jim Harris today. But he says the Green Party is nonetheless ready to fight for what Canadians want in every riding across the country...

Leaders' Debate: Green Party has earned its spot
- 11/30/2005 02:49 PM

(Toronto, Wednesday, 30 November 2005) - The Green Party of Canada again finds itself stymied by the opaque and seemingly arbitrary rules governing participation in the Leaders’ Debates, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Toronto as he released a backgrounder advocating for the party’s inclusion...

Green Party calls for non-partisan group to organize debates
- 12/04/2005 01:58 PM

(Ottawa, 4 December 2005) - It's time to take the responsibility for the federal leaders' debate out of the hands of five unaccountable broadcast executives and turn it over to a suitable public, non-partisan agency such as Elections Canada, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today in Halifax...

Green Party thanks tireless volunteers across Canada
- 12/05/2005 10:32 AM

(Montreal, Monday, 5 December 2005) - As this long campaign election kicks off across Canada, the Green Party of Canada would like to pay tribute to the tens of thousands of volunteers who volunteer their time and energy for what they believe in and to help make Canada a better place...

More sign Green Party petition than submit debate questions
- 12/11/2005 12:37 PM

(Ottawa, Sunday, 11 December 2005) - If the Green Party's on-line petition is any indication, more Canadians want the Green Party to be included in the upcoming leaders' debates than have sent questions to the broadcast consortium for the actual debates, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

London Greens Organizing "Real Leaders Debate"
- 12/12/2005 01:05 PM

(London, ON, 12 December 2005) - London West Green Party Candidate Monica Jarabek called on Canada's party leaders today to take part in a "Real Leaders' Debate." The London Greens have invited the leaders from all of Canada's registered parties to participate in a debate to be held in London, Ontario...

Green Party sends $70,175.54 to local EDAs and provincial organizations
- 12/20/2005 11:13 AM

(Ottawa, Tuesday, 20 December 2005) - The Green Party of Canada reached a milestone in the implementation of its internal revenue sharing program today...

Green Party leader first to visit all provinces and regions
- 12/20/2005 12:26 PM

(Ottawa, Tuesday, 20 December 2005) - Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today became the first party leader to visit all 10 provinces and the north in the 2006 federal election campaign with his visit to Saskatchewan...

Green Party launches election platform
- 01/02/2006 12:31 PM

(Ottawa, Monday, 2 January 2006) – Restoring and strengthening Canada's fundamental values of fairness, equality and justice are at the core of the Green Party's 2006 election platform, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris as he launched the party's platform today in Ottawa...

Green Party announces Youth Voter Day
- 01/04/2006 11:37 AM

(Calgary, Wednesday, 4 January 2006) - Superstitious or not, Friday the 13th may spell doom for the current political status quo as the Green Party of Canada announces its initiative to make the first day of advance polling Youth Voter Day, said party leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party to youth: show us your vote
- 01/08/2006 03:10 PM

(Calgary, Sunday 8 January 2006) - The Green Party of Canada is calling on young voters to help make their voices heard by signing up online when they vote at the first advance poll on January 13, said party leader Jim Harris...

Jim Harris runs campaign on "fair miles"
- 01/15/2006 04:19 PM

(Ottawa, Sunday 15 January, 2005) - The Green Party will completely offset the greenhouse gas pollution produced by the leader's tour by planting enough trees to absorb all of these emissions, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today...

Green Party supports Go Vote campaign
- 01/16/2006 12:41 PM

(Ottawa, Monday, 16 January 2006) - Following its Youth Voter Day initiative, the Green Party of Canada is encouraging young people to get involved in politics by supporting the Go Vote coalition and its campaign to rally the youth vote, said party leader Jim Harris today.

Vote with certainty, not out of fear says Greens
- 01/18/2006 11:39 AM

(Montreal, Wednesday, 18 January 2006) - On January 23rd, Canadians should choose the political party that best represents their hopes and beliefs, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today who in a bold move called on voters to visit the websites of each party to read their platforms and news releases unfiltered by outside political spin and tactics.

Deputy Green Party Leader appeals to young voters in final days of campaign
- 01/20/2006 10:22 AM

Deputy Green Party Leader and Ottawa Centre candidate David Chernushenko is appealing to young voters, in support of his Party’s bid to elect its first Members of Parliament.


<----And MORE!!!---->

Research & Development: Liberals long on words, short on results
- 12/16/2005 01:33 PM

(Kitchener, Friday, 16 December 2005) - Thanks to the Blackberry, the communications tool invented right here in Kitchener-Waterloo that has revolutionized the way people conduct business around the world, Research In Motion has shown what a success story Canada can be in the field of technology, Green Party leader Jim Harris said...

Green Party says no to fresh water exports
- 12/19/2005 12:28 PM

(Winnipeg, Monday, 19 December 2005) - Canadians don't want Americans draining their fresh water basins to meet U.S. demand for water, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today while campaigning in Winnipeg...

Gomery exchange points to pattern of abuse dating to 1986
- 01/09/2006 02:30 PM

(Vancouver, Monday, 9 January 2006) - It's a bit rich for the Conservative party to try and paint themselves as Mr. Clean in this election when the sad reality is that the major old-line parties have little interest in cleaning-up what they have too long benefited from, said Green Party of Canada leader Jim Harris today as he announced his party's plans to end political corruption in Ottawa...

Safeguarding the privacy of Canadians: a national priority
- 01/12/2006 12:19 PM

(Toronto, Thursday, 12 January 2006) – Green Party MPs would introduce legislation to compel banks, credit agencies and other institutions to disclose when the privacy and security of their customers personal information has been compromised, said Green Party leader Jim Harris today...

So, you see, we're much more than meets the eye and even this only tips the iceberg... as they say.

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