Today in the House of Commons, Green Party MP Paul Manly (B.C.) used his first question since the election to denounce the Alberta oil sands, and more specifically the approval of the new Teck Frontier oil sands expansion project.
On behalf of environmentalists, activists and...
I was on CKUT 90.3 FM earlier this week to talk about the Alberta tar sands, proportional representation in Quebec and climate change!
Thanks to Ryan N. Young for inviting me on his Ecolibrium show!
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Good news! The Green Party of Canada's position on the oil sands has changed!
The official platform released today cancels the party's long-standing support for the construction of new oil sands refineries. Nor does the document mention the...
Today, I submitted the GreensRising.ca petition to Elizabeth May, asking her to take a strong stand against the Alberta oil sands.
Since launching this petition in June, the Green Party of Canada has released its workforce transition plan as part of the fight against...
- Last day on the west coast -
To mark the end of our visit, we decided to stop by the British Columbia Supreme Court and attend the sentencing hearing of Ms. Jones, a 63-year-old mother who was arrested and charged...
Today, I'm launching a petition with Green Party of Canada members from coast to coast to ask Elizabeth May to take a clear stand against the Alberta tar sands.
Continued tar sands extraction until 2050 and beyond will contribute significantly to global warming...
Today, TransCanada filed an application with the National Energy Board for approval of its gigantic Énergie-Est pipeline project.
The problem with this is that the National Energy Board's resources, independence and credibility were ruined by the Conservative government last year.
The decision to go ahead with...
⁃ International support against tar sands - ⁃
In the next few days, I will be announcing international support from the Green Movement towards our petition asking Elizabeth May to take a firm stance against Alberta's tar sands.
In recent months, Alberta Premier Jayson Kenney has...
Today, my work has brought me to Montreal East.
I'd often seen the oil refineries along the highway, but never stopped to see them up close. Many of us are unaware that there is a very large oil industry here in Montreal,...