Elizabeth May Announces Plan in Victoria to Defend Canada’s Coasts– Tuesday, August 18

(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands), holds a press conference on Tuesday, August 18, in Victoria, B.C.a

Ms. May unveils details of the Green Party’s comprehensive plan to defend Canada’s coastal communities from risky pipeline and tanker schemes.

Participating in the conference are Lynne Quarmby, Green Party Science Policy Critic and candidate (Burnaby-North Seymour), Jo-Ann Roberts (Victoria), Claire Martin (North Vancouver), Ken Melamed (West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country), Brenda Sayers (North Island–Powell River), Glenn Sollitt (Courtenay–Alberni), Paul Manly (Nanaimo–Ladysmith), Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi (Cowichan–Malahat– Langford), and Frances Litman (Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke).

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. (PDT)
Location: Clover Point Park, adjacent to Clover Point parking lot, Victoria, B.C.

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For additional information or to arrange an interview, contact:

Julian Morelli
Director of Communications
Green Party of Canada
cell: (613) 614 4916
office: (613) 562 4916 (224)
julian.morelli@greenparty.ca

Or

Kirsten Strom
Executive Assistant to Director of Communications
t: 613.562.4916 (200)
Toll Free 1.866.868.3447
kirsten.strom@greenparty.ca