Green Party Nipissing-Timiskaming

03/31/2023

Yesterday officially declared its support for the inclusion of -level crimes into the ’s revised Directive on protection of the environment through criminal law. A historic victory for the planet 🌏

Ecocide is a confirmed session at the Global Greens Congress in South Korea this June. Buy your ticket today and join us in renewing our global commitment to stopping ecocide! https://whova.com/portal/registration/globa3_202306/

Read the full story here: https://www.stopecocide.earth/.../european-parliament...
Sign the WeMoveEU Petition: https://www.wemove.eu/stopecocide

12/06/2022

On December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. The killer stated that he was “fighting feminism.” These women just wanted to study, and live their lives, and hate took that opportunity away from them. Their names must never be forgotten, and we must never stop fighting to end violence against women, until women are truly safe in this society.

12/02/2022

08/04/2022

Major oil and gas companies reported 11-figure profits in the second quarter of 2022. At the same time, inflation has reached 40-year highs around the world and recessions loom. The obscene profits of the fossil fuel industry are jarring when set against the many households currently struggling to afford basic heating, cooling and food needs.

These profits are not being put toward renewable energy that would alleviate the global disruption the world sees today from high energy prices and decarbonize the energy grids, which are critical for meeting climate goals. In 2018, fossil fuel companies spent only 1% of their budgets on green energy.

We can’t rely on the fossil fuel industry to break business as usual, especially one that delivers unthinkable profits for the industry while the rest of us reel from the ripple effects of high fuel prices. That’s why there is an urgent need for a .

Read more in Tzeporah's op-ed for the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/03/big-oil-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty

05/19/2022

Throughout the pandemic, Doug Ford rolled out the red carpet for big box stores while letting hard-hit small businesses suffer.

Today, Matt Richter and I were proud to announce the Ontario Greens' Main Street Strategy to better support small businesses in this province.

05/18/2022

In the last few years, the city of Grand Forks in British Columbia has been hit with unprecedented floods; wiping out homes in the region. We follow one resi...

03/11/2022

OTTAWA – Today, Green Party of Canada interim Leader Amita Kuttner released the following statement: “The Green Party of Canada calls for accelerated diplomatic and economic efforts to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and an end to this illegal invasion of this democratic, sovereign...