Excellent coverage in the of the direct-action we caried out this morning at the site of the PCB spill in Pointe-Claire!
Thank you to Peter Varga of the Montreal Gazette!
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Early this morning, members of the Green Party of Quebec and concerned citizens took part in a direct action on the site of...
Thank you to the residents of South Portland who have shown extraordinary leadership in the fight against the oil sands! Solidarity Comrades!
"The project is uncertain, since the municipality of South Portland, where the pipeline ends, passed a bylaw last year that prohibits the export of crude oil from its...
Excellent presentation at Concordia this evening by members of the Elsipogtog Mi'kMaq first nation.
In 2013 members of the Mi'kMaq nation successfully put an end to hydraulic fracturing in New Brunswick after months of direct action, roadblocks and pressure tactics. They were brutalized by members of the RCMP on several...
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This morning, I was very saddened to learn that during last Friday's demonstration, undercover Montreal Police officers wearing masks and civilian clothing threatened demonstrators by pulling out a firearm.
I am also touched by the fact that one of these officers savagely attacked student Katie Nelson on...
I am at the tenth annual vigil to demand that the federal government hold a public inquiry into the missing and murdered aboriginal women.
Ten years of vigils, marches and political rallies under Mr. Harper's racist government and absolutely nothing has changed.
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Back from the demonstration organized by the City of Mascouche against oil companies and the TransCanada Eastern Energy Pipeline.
The Green Party of Quebec's position on local autonomy is clear: municipalities should have the right to refuse economic development projects that are not in their interests.
Thank you to the Mascouche...
Solidarity with the Innu demonstration for indigenous rights, environmental protection and respect for agreements signed with Hydro-Québec.
Mr. Couillard has a duty to meet with Innu leaders.
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Solidarity with the sit-in against police brutality currently taking place in front of the SPVM headquarters. Protestors are upset about police brutality in protests as well as in regular day to day operations.
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On Friday, May 1, 2015, a contingent of the Green Party of Quebec joined the anti-capitalist demonstration against austerity to mark World Workers' Day.
From the beginning, the police presence was extremely imposing, even military. Following a 10-minute peaceful march, SPVM and SQ police officers bombarded the demonstrators with tear...