Category Archives: News

With the possibility of a fall election, the Green Party of Canada commissioned an independent poll by British Columbia-based McAllister Opinion Research in Leader Elizabeth May’s BC riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands. On the heels of national opinion polls showing the Greens gaining ground and polling very high provincially in BC, this poll shows a tight [...] Continue reading →

OTTAWA — Green Party members from the Ottawa area were joined by new deputy leader Georges Laraque for the Pride Parade this past Sunday. Recognized by those lining the streets, Georges stopped frequently to shake hands, give hugs, pose for pictures, and sign autographs. “Georges is not a career politician.” said Green Party organizer for [...] Continue reading →

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release OTTAWA — Green Party members from the Ottawa area were joined by new deputy leader Georges Laraque for the Pride Parade this past Sunday. Recognized by those lining the streets, Georges stopped frequently to shake … Continue reading →

Please mark Wednesday, September 22nd on your calendar, and join us at 6:30 PM at the Blue Nile Restaurant, 577 Gladstone Avenue (just east of Percy St.) to choose a candidate to represent us in the 2011 provincial election.  One person has already been nominated, so if you or someone you know is interested in [...] Continue reading →

The McGuinty government’s credibility is on the line as the public awaits a final decision on the proposed rate cuts to the province’s solar MicroFIT program. The unexpected announcement proposing to reduce the feed-in tariff rate for small ground-mounted solar projects by 27% has sparked outrage from thousands of farmers, solar energy entrepreneurs and citizens [...] Continue reading →

VANCOUVER — The Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce NHL star player Georges Laraque as the new Deputy Leader.  “Georges is a very committed Green, passionate about a number of causes, including the relief effort in Haiti, animal welfare and sport,” said Green Leader Elizabeth May.  Originally from Montreal, Mr. Laraque officially joined [...] Continue reading →

The provincial CA and federal EDA executives had a joint meeting a week ago and here’s a brief update on what was discussed, what the near term plans are, etc. Next meeting The next EDA and CA combined meeting is on August 18th at 7:30pm (in the Glebe).  If you’d like to attend then drop [...] Continue reading →

The Green Party is launching a province-wide campaign to call on Premier McGuinty to honour his word and stand behind the promised pricing for all current solar MicroFIT applications. Recent tariff reductions for ground mounted solar projects will hurt thousands of farmers and other project owners, as well as solar installers and manufactures. Take Action [...] Continue reading →

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 23, 2010 NEWS Green Party of Ontario (GPO) representative Kevin O’Donnell joined local solar businessmen Rob Beckers (President, Solacity Inc.), David Long (President, Pheonix Radiance) and James Cummings (President, Clearly Solar) at a news conference in Ottawa today to demand the McGuinty government honour its promise to pay green [...] Continue reading →

As a GPC member, you have the chance to control the direction of the party by voting on resolutions appearing at the biennial general meeting. The Ottawa-Centre Greens are holding a discussion on Wednesday, July 28, to help members consider the implications and intent behind the resolutions. It’s being held at Malone’s Pub at the [...] Continue reading →