Candy-flavoured cigarillos are a trick, not a treat

TORONTO, Oct. 29 /CNW/ - As Halloween approaches, the Canadian Cancer Society warns parents to be aware of tobacco products that look and taste like candy.     "As children are getting excited about...

Green candidates and supporters rally to cheer on Elizabeth May at the leader...

Ottawa Green Candidates and their supporters rallied last night in downtown Ottawa to support their leader Elizabeth May as she arrived at the NAC for the English federal leaders debate. Later, May joined...

Nepean-Carleton farmers and families talk food safety, security with local Gr...

  Ottawa, Sept. 29 —Green Party Candidate Lori Gadzala has been hearing a lot about food as she campaigns around Nepean-Carleton. On her Saturday visit to the North Gower Farmer’s Market, Gadzala talked...

Ottawa Greens Hit the Streets to Highlight the City's Transit Problems

Ottawa, Sept. 24 — Ottawa Greens are taking to the city’s clogged roadways this week to make a point — that their party has the best plan for reducing the city’s traffic jams.   Every morning during...

Nepean Carleton Green Party Candidate Lori Gadzala: "Striking the Right Bala...

Lori Gadzala kicked off her campaign last week with more substance than fanfare. “It’s not glamourous, but I’m more about the ripples than the splash,” said Gadzala. “I’m more interested in doing...

The Future of Food: A better food system for farmers, consumers and the envir...

Have you ever wondered about the real nutritional value of the food on your family’s dinner table? Are you interested in how you can improve your diet and eat more local produce?Are you worried about the collapse of family farms in Ontario If so, you may want to attend a...

Ontario continues to go green

Something is stirring in Ontario. It started at the 2007 provincial election where the Green Party took an unprecedented 8% of the vote and Shane Jolley came this close to winning Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and becoming Canada's first Green parliamentarian.And the snowball keeps...

Green Party election platform promises sustainability through tax shift, ince...

Toronto - The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) released its full campaign platform today at a press conference at Queen's Park. Leader Frank de Jong promised Ontarians a sustainable future and a better quality of life by shifting taxing and offering incentives, and invited...

Kubanek to run for Ontario Greens in Nepean-Carleton

Ottawa  - Nepean-Carleton Green Party of Ontario members have unanimously elected Gordon Kubanek to represent the GPO in this fall’s provincial election. On October 10, Kubanek will face off against...

Closed-door process shuts Green Party out of provincial debate

Toronto - The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) is launching an online petition in response to its exclusion from the televised Ontario Election Debate scheduled for Sept. 20. The e-petition, at www.letfrankin.ca, is aimed at pressuring the broadcast consortium organizing the...

Green Party of Ontario education plan calls for referendum on future of our s...

Toronto - Green Party of Ontario Leader Frank de Jong unveiled his party's education platform today and called for a Citizen's Assembly and a referendum on the future of Ontario's schools. The comprehensive plan, released at a press conference at the University of Toronto's...

Green Party of Ontario drives grassroots awareness with redesigned website

Toronto -  The Green Party of Ontario (GPO) has launched its redesigned campaign website, www.gpo.ca. The new Internet "e-headquarters," unveiled today, aims to deliver the GPO's grassroots message directly...

Riding in cars with smokers: Stanford researchers measure secondhand smoke co...

It's Labor Day weekend and you have packed the family into the car for the two-hour drive to grandma's house. Because of the heat, you crank the AC and keep the windows closed. The problem is you are a smoker and after just two cigarettes you will have exposed your spouse and...

GPO leader Frank de Jong discussing green issues at Auckland University

In July, Green Party of Ontario Leader Frank deJong visited New Zealand for a speaking tour organized by EarthSharing Australia.  In this audio clip deJong explains why green economics are so vital...
 

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