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Without changes the government’s strategic assessment on climate change is woefully inadequate, says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Thursday, 06 Sep 2018(OTTAWA) – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) has welcomed the decision by Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna to publish the discussion paper...
Statement on Labour Day 2018
Media Release | Friday, 31 Aug 2018OTTAWA – Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) issued the following statement to mark Labour Day 2018: “Canadians must resist the temptation to simply see Labour Day...
Time to wake up, Mr. Trudeau . . . this pipe dream is over
Media Release | Thursday, 30 Aug 2018OTTAWA ‒ Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) says the Trudeau’s Liberals must now face reality, cut their losses and walk away from the Kinder Morgan pipeline project after...
Green Party extends “leader’s courtesy” to Jagmeet Singh in Burnaby South by-election
Media Release | Thursday, 16 Aug 2018(VICTORIA, B.C.) -- Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) announced today that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has accepted her offer of the “leader’s courtesy”, which means...
“There are no half-measures when it comes to human rights,” says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Thursday, 09 Aug 2018(OTTAWA)--The Green Party of Canada stands in solidarity with Minister Freeland in calling for the immediate release of the women's rights activists Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah. Under the...
Green Party says government must update Canadians on proposed Kinder Morgan buyout
Media Release | Thursday, 19 Jul 2018(OTTAWA) -- Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) is calling on the Trudeau government to clarify details of its proposed $4.5 billion purchase of the Trans Mountain...
By-election result confirms Green momentum, says Elizabeth May
Media Release | Thursday, 19 Jul 2018(OTTAWA) -- Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) says that big gains made by the Green Party of Manitoba in the St. Boniface by-election confirms the growing Green...
Before the Prime Minister leaves for Brussels Elizabeth May urges him to remember Canada’s peacekeeping legacy
Media Release | Monday, 09 Jul 2018(OTTAWA) -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May today called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “publicly and forcefully” reject President Donald Trump’s demands for major increases in military...
Elizabeth May endorses recommendations to end human rights violations of Palestinian children
Media Release | Friday, 06 Jul 2018(OTTAWA) -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is supporting a recommendation for the Canadian government to work with international partners to appoint a Special Envoy to promote, monitor and report...
Elizabeth May marks 30th anniversary of Canada’s ground-breaking climate event
Media Release | Wednesday, 27 Jun 2018(OTTAWA)--Thirty years ago today, Canada established itself as a global climate leader when it hosted a major international scientific conference focused on the threat of climate change. From June 27...