Congratulations to Omar Khader on his release from prison. For far too long the Harper government allowed the US government to illegally detain, torture and abuse M. Khader's human rights.
Khadr was forced into becoming a child soldier by his father and at 15 years old he was wounded on...
Last month, the Green Party of Canada adopted a position in favour of BDS. On September 29th join us for an evening of conversation on BDS, what it is, why it's important and what we can do to ensure that the Green Party of Canada's position is not overturned...
I strongly support the federal government's decision to offer compensation and a formal apology to child soldier Omar Khadr.
M. Khadr was tortured by the US government at the Guantanamo Bay for 10 years. During this period, the Harper government was complicit in his torture and refused to protect his...
Thank you to everyone who came out for a great discussion at the North Bay #BDS Town Hall with Dimitri Lascaris last night!
It was an excellent experience to hear from the people of Northern Ontario on this and other important issues such as the Energy East pipeline.
I am now heading to Temiscaming, Qc...
As the Harper government continues to beat the drums of war Canadian aircraft have carried out their first strikes in Iraq.
We have also learned that they have ordered the construction of 50 replicas of Canada's LAV tanks in order to "commemorate" the failed war in Afghanistan. Forget about taking...
This afternoon, I participated in a demonstration against Canada's purchase of fighter jets in front of the office of Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault in Montreal.
The federal Liberal government wants to spend $19 billion on fighter jets. The life-cycle cost will be over $77 billion. That's over $2,000 for...
Alex Tyrrell highlights positive coverage of the Green Party of Canada's 2016 endorsement of Boycott divestment and sanctions against the state of Israel over the mistreatment of the Palestinian people and the killings of innocent civilians and children.
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Justin Trudeau can attend as many #GayPride events as he likes but the fact of the matter is that his government continues to supply Canadian made weapons to the Saudi Arabian government despite the fact that they continue to stone members of the LGBTQ+ community to death.
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Green Party members across the country will continue our push for BDS leading up the the federal convention in Calgary.
I am happy to have signed this letter along with 14 former Green Party of Canada candidates, two members of the federal Green Party shadow cabinet and two delegates on...