Congratulations, Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada!
On the 8th ballot, Annamie won the 2020 GPC Leadership Contest with 12,090 votes.
We can’t wait to write this next chapter together.
Breaking: a group of grown-ass adults, known for vitriolic and hateful behaviour, plan to protest a 16-year-old working to save the planet.
We stand with Greta.
We have a very special announcement.
Our fearless Leader,
@ElizabethMay
, is engaged to be married! Congratulations to her and her lucky partner, John Kidder!" We're so happy for you both.
Cost for average 4G cell phone plan in Canadian dollars:
🇫🇷 France: $36.15
🇩🇰Denmark: $52.64
🇺🇸USA: $79.35
🇪🇸Spain: $90.33
🇬🇧UK: $92.98
🇷🇺Russia: $96.41
🇦🇺 Australia: $99.32
🇭🇰Hong Kong: $102.10
🇨🇦 Canada: $154.74
We can do better.
#CdnPoli
"Title is title is title."
@ElizabethMay
asks Andrew Scheer if he considers the 9 judges of the Supreme Court to be "a small group of radical activists."
🔊 SOUND ON
A huge moment in Green history happened today.
A moving standing ovation from all members as Paul Manly starts his first day in the House of Commons as Canada's second elected Green MP.
#GreensWin
#GreenWave
#CdnPoli
Good morning to everyone except the corporations putting workers and northern Indigenous communities at risk because they think building polluting pipelines is an “essential service”.
A message for you,
@AndrewScheer
.
.... and because of civil disobedience, Canada's commitment to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is being put to the test. Stop criminalizing Indigenous youth.
Bailing out Big Oil is like bailing out Blockbuster.
Oil is dead.
Alberta’s jobs don’t have to be.
We need to help Alberta’s workers and transition them to the green economy. Now, before it’s too late.
We're tree huggers & proud of it.
But climate action is always about people. It's about Indigenous rights, ending poverty and our very survival.
Elizabeth has made more amendments to legislation than any other MP in Canadian history.
Let's elect Greens to back her up.
#elxn43
"We have deliberately and voluntarily created for ourselves, as lawmakers, as policy makers, the challenge of an economic recovery. Because we didn't hesitate to know that saving life is more important than money." -
@ElizabethMay
When this is all over, we need to remember it wasn’t the billionaires that saved us.
It was the workers. The people who went out everyday, risking infection, to keep society afloat and us alive. The people who went to work to make ends meet because they had no other choice.
📢📢📢
Pipeline
construction
is
not
an
essential
service.
Protect workers and northern Indigenous communities. Stop construction on Coastal GasLink & TransMountain during COVID19.
Proud to announce NZ has just passed historic climate change law to ensure a safe future for our kids and grandkids.
The Bill ensures we are at net zero carbon by 2050 as a country.
We’ve led the world before in nuclear free and votes for women, now we are leading again. 💚
We're polling 2nd in Quebec.
But
@ElizabethMay
is excluded from French debates tonight.
When French Cdns tune in, they won't hear from us.
No other party has spoken out on this undemocratic decision.
Don't worry: we won't be stopped.
#faceafacetva
Today, we also join the voices of many asking
#Canada
to support
#SouthAfrica
’s application to the
#ICJ
regarding the situation in
#Gaza
. Want to know more? See our statement below or here: 2/2
Can we stop reporting on the number of people who “believe” in the climate crisis now?
It’s science, not Santa Claus. You don’t see the media reporting on how many people “believe” in gravity.
We want to take this time to express our love and gratitude for Elizabeth, the fearless leader who inspired millions and grew our grassroots movement into a powerful political contender.
Add your voice. Send your own message of Thanks to Elizabeth:
Trudeau boldly promised to plant 2 billion trees in *10 years.*
Ethiopia (1/20th our GDP, 1/9th our land mass) planted 350 million trees in one day.
If we planted trees at that rate, we would get to 2 billion trees in...
...6 days.
We can do better.
#climatecrisis
Nature is a big part of our identity as Canadians. And it’s also a part of the solution to climate change. So we’re going to use the power of nature by planting 2 billion trees over the next 10 years - that’s 53 trees for every Canadian.
#ClimateAction
#ChooseForward
.
@ElizabethMay
transformed our movement and Canada. She put climate action on the table before our politicians were ready to listen. She made this election a climate referendum. She stood up for her neighbors and made Canada a better place for us all.
Thank you Elizabeth
As
@ElizabethMay
explained to Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau this morning,
This is a land issue.
This is a sovereignty issue.
This is a title issue.
This is a justice issue.
And it is, only very incidentally, a pipeline issue.
#WetsuwetenStrong
"These protesters, these activists, may have the luxury of spending days at a time at a blockade, but they need to check their privilege," outgoing Conservative Leader
@AndrewScheer
says of the
#Wetsuweten
protesters.
#cdnpoli
More here:
What Elizabeth May means to Greens is hard to sum up. She’s the voice of our movement and the conscience of our government. A friend, fearless & devoted - she’s the leader we’ve looked to for hope and inspiration for so many years.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
There is zero chance an elected Green Party representative will ever reopen the abortion debate -- to get approved, all Green Party candidates must endorse the Green Party’s values, including supporting a woman’s right to choose.
We will always defend that right.
BREAKING: Trudeau just announced the barricades must come down and the law must be upheld.
Exactly which law? The Supreme Court decision that enshrined Wet’suwet’en land rights in Canadian law?
Today is Elizabeth's 65th birthday.
But instead of retiring, she's working harder than ever for future generations.
Happy birthday
@ElizabethMay
!
#GreensWin
Debate night!
The only female leader, Elizabeth has been an MP for 8 years & devoted her life to defending the 🌎.
Watch
@ElizabethMay
make a splash, laying down some hard facts & some honest, ethical, caring leadership.
Buckle up, boys.
#CanadaDebates2019
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
Universal basic income means:
- 0 wait times
- 0 discriminatory practices
- 0 workers making the choice between their pay and their health
It’s the only way to get money into people’s pockets immediately. And it’s been on the table for ages.
Wow.
A $30 million war room to fight climate science.
That money could pay for hospital beds, pension plans or ensuring a just transition for oil workers. Instead, Alberta's premier is paying to propagate his own propaganda.
Today, the Green Party of Canada is pleased to announce that the GPC party staff are now unionized.
We continue to campaign for workers' rights in all sectors, including the fight for a Guaranteed Livable Income.
#LabourDay
#GLI
#BasicIncome
Retrain. Retool. Recover.
Crude prices are crashing and Big Oil is looking for bailouts.
We can’t prop up dying industries and its millionaire CEOs. We need to help energy workers and transition them to the green economy. Now, before it’s too late.
Andrew Scheer's climate plan:
"would set emissions standards requiring major emitters to cut greenhouse gases by an as-yet-unclear amount".
Cool plan.
Let us know when it's finished.
#ClimateEmergency
The voices of Greta and millions of young people in Canada and around the world are growing louder. Their message is tough but it must be listened to. We all have a moral obligation to future generations.
#Breaking
: When we work together, good things happen.
This is a combined effort from
@ElizabethMay
, Senators Moore and Sinclaire, key Liberal and NDP MPs, NGOs, marine scientists and everyday people across Canada.
#FreeWilly
LNG👏is 👏fracking.
Fracking causes earthquakes, pollutes water and worsens the climate crisis.
Investing in fossil fuels does nothing to solve the climate emergency.
Fracking is not, and I cannot stress this enough, clean energy.
#firstdebate
#elxn43
Did you know? Greens have been calling for a
#CeasefireNow
in
#Palestine
since October 11? And we will keep doing so until the
#Trudeau
government stands for justice and peace. 1/2
What’s happening on Wet'suwet'en land is appalling and illegal. Mass arrests, broken treaties, Supreme Court violations. How far will Canada go to force a polluting pipeline through unceded land?
The answer to the rising tensions in our country is the truth.
We NEED to transition off oil and gas, and that will be GOOD for the economy, and workers.
Experts say the training necessary to transition most workers could take less than a week.
#cdnpoli
Tired of the divisive politics you've seen this election?
Blame first past the post.
@ElizabethMay
: "It makes each party a rival of the other."
We need solutions, not bickering.
Greens fight for proportional representation.
#LeadersDebate2019
#elxn43
#cdnpoli
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May decries men "arguing what a women's right to choose should be," and accuses Andrew Scheer of being unclear about his position on abortion. Watch LIVE here:
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
#CanadaDebates2019
Money laundering in BC is a serious issue that needs to be addressed and
@ElizabethMay
is the only MP who has raised this in the House of Commons.
Why has the RCMP turned a blind eye to money laundering in BC casinos?
#cndpoli
#bcpoli
Australia is still on fire.
Brazil is underwater.
Kenya is swarming with climate-fuelled locusts.
Tens of thousands of Somalians are fleeing flooding.
Soon the fires will be in Canada. And still, the Liberals are debating another oil-sands mega-mine.
#RejectTeck
Happy Anniversary to
@ElizabethMay
! Our fearless leader marked 7 years as an MP today.
Congratulations on so many years of tireless, incredible work in the House of Commons, on behalf of constituents and Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
What?
This is outrageous and so dangerous. Facts aren't political. The climate crisis is the biggest security threat humanity faces, and Elections Canada is silencing those fighting for a safe planet. We can't allow it.
Full article:
#CdnPoli
Boom. That's how we'll pay for that.
For too long we've been told society will crumble if we lift everyone up. It won't.
Fiscal responsibility means being there for people.
Now we know can afford it, we can't afford not to.
#cdnpoli
This is just... the same fearmongering designed to undermine democratic choice that's led to Liberal and Conservative governments empowered to ignore the will of the people and pander to corporate influence.
Your vote is your voice.
Don't let anyone take that away from you.
The climate crisis isn’t a partisan issue. Elizabeth May and Justin Trudeau sat down today to talk about how they can work across party lines to solve the most pressing issue of our time. Greens are fighting for a liveable future and better world. We hope the Liberals will too.
..........TFW when knee-jerk partisanship makes you accidentally forget your party's history of austerity politics and cuts to social programs and become a socialist. 🤡🤡🤡
It's a nail biter in Fredericton!!! 38% of polls reporting.
We've doubled our vote on the East coast so far. The Green wave is coming!
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
#canadaelection2019
These countries are investing more PER CAPITA in green energy than us, in order:
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🇸🇪
🇦🇺
🇳🇴
🇳🇱
🇧🇪
🇯🇵
🇺🇸 (😮)
🇪🇸
🇬🇧
🇩🇪
🇹🇼
🇰🇷
🇲🇦
🇫🇷
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🇨🇳
We're not doing our part.
And we're going to fall behind.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
Source:
Oil and gas *workers* are skilled, knowledgeable and the backbone of the western economy.
Oil and gas *corporations* pollute our environment and don’t protect jobs.
Leaders that care about workers transition them for modern, stable industries.
Elizabeth May had never broken the law.
Here she is, just prior to her arrest, explaining why this needed to be different.
Support our fight against Kinder Morgan here:
Today Parliament will debate the Liberals' motion to declare a
#ClimateEmergency
.
It's taken a month to get it here.
1 month.
Imagine if it took a month to acknowledge any other kind of emergency.
Guess this one only impacts... the entire planet and everything on it. 🤦♀️
Elizabeth's leader's tour will be carbon neutral by:
- buying carbon offsets for all carbon used
- all staff are using electric & train transportation as much as possible
- strategically planning locations of all events to minimize distance travelled
We walk the talk.
#cdnpoli
This is Elizabeth's moment!
She's been the Green leader since 2011, when she became the first Green elected in North America.
She does this because she cares about human dignity and respects science.
Be part of something big. There's still time to vote Green!
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
If the Liberals were serious about debating legislation, they would have supported our motion to recall Parliament today.
Parliament should be sitting. But Justin Trudeau shamefully shut it down. 1/2
The police killed another person during a mental-health call.
His name was Ejaz Choudry.
He deserved care, not cops.
Clean out the police. Build up communities.
In just a few, short days and thanks to Indigenous resistance and climate leaders,
🇧🇷Guaíba Mine Project
🇨🇦Teck Frontier Mine
🇦🇺Equinor
🇳🇿OMV
have all been cancelled.
Even fossil fuel corps know we can’t expand oil & gas infrastructure in the middle of a climate crisis.
Single parents in 🇨🇦 spend (av.) 32% of their income on child care.
Cdns spend more by income % than:
🇳🇱
🇸🇰
🇱🇺
🇫🇮
🇦🇺
🇯🇵
🇧🇪
🇨🇿
🇮🇱
🇳🇴
🇩🇰
🇸🇮
🇫🇷
🇩🇪
🇪🇸
🇨🇭
🇵🇱
🇮🇸
🇪🇪
🇸🇪
🇵🇹
🇭🇺
🇬🇷
🇦🇹
🇰🇷
Universal child care is key to gender equality.
Greens will fight for it in 🇨🇦.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
#doughnutgate
k, while we have your attention:
The RCMP is about to remove and destroy the Wet'suwet'en blockade set up to stop pipeline construction they didn't consent to.
Canada is forcibly choosing a polluting corporate project over the people who actually own the land.
The Green Party doesn’t have campaign planes or buses, so Green supporters are meeting Elizabeth at ‘whistle stops’ along her train route! 🚂
This one’s in
#Moncton
with
@clairekellyCAN
. 💚
The Green leader’s tour will be carbon neutral.
#elxn43
#cdnpoli
Greta is in Edmonton today. Yellowvesters are there to protest her.
But there are many, including oil workers, who stand with her.
As a country, we're in this climate crisis together.
Let's show Greta we can work together, and find solutions.
#GretaInAlberta
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
People without homes can vote!
Elections Canada is now working to remove barriers.
Homeless voters, know this:
✔️ Shelters can now provide proof of address, and a letter of reference
✔️ You can use any ID including a birth certificate
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
David Suzuki, a world renowned scientist and environmental activist, is calling it how he sees it.
And he's voting Green.
Tomorrow, be part of something big.
#cdnpoli
#elxn43
@EvanLSolomon
@CanadianGreens
strongly condemn comments about the war in Ukraine made by the leader of the Green Party of Quebec.
He has no official position in the Green Party of Canada and does not speak for us or represent us in any way.
We stand in solidarity with Ukraine.