First Nations Demand Harper Government Honour Constitutional Duty to Consult Regarding the Canada China FIPPA
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 14 Dec 2012I am very worried that the Prime Minister will use the Parliamentary break to ratify the Canada-China Investment Treaty. Please act in solidarity with First Nations. Please keep up the pressure,...
What to make of the federal by-elections?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012On November 26, voters in three ridings went to the polls to replace MPs who resigned within the last few months. In June, Calgary Centre Conservative Lee Richardson resigned to accept a position as...
It’s the environment and the economy, stupid
Blog | Elizabeth May | Monday, 10 Dec 2012One of the most persistent and confounding fallacies of political discourse is the idea that we must choose between environmental protection and a healthy economy. According to years of polling,...
Experts respond to outcome of UN climate talks in Doha
Blog | Elizabeth May | Saturday, 08 Dec 2012While saddened and shamed by Canadian government performance in Doha, I am so proud of our hard-working environmental representatives, especially the Canadian youth. Here is their summary press...
Newsflash: Lake Winnipeg is in serious trouble
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 06 Dec 2012Yesterday in Question Period, I was shocked to hear Parliamentary secretary Michelle Rempel proclaim that that the Conservatives have “cleaned up Lake Winnipeg.” It is true that the Prime Minister...
The most damaging things happening to Canada are the things you cannot see
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 02 Dec 2012I have been increasingly alarmed by what I think is a fundamental re-structuring of the internal workings of government. It is hard to create public awareness of the issue because it requires a very...
Why oil supertankers have no place on the British Columbia coastline
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 02 Dec 2012Ideally, Canadians would have an opportunity to discuss what energy decisions are most in our national interest: to export bitumen crude as fast as possible? To refine the crude in Canada creating...
Chance to get life-saving drugs to Africa–but will it pass?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 29 Nov 2012Last year many Canadians were saddened when Private Members Bill C-393, which had passed in the House, died in the Senate when the spring 2011 election was called. The bill is an attempt to fix what...
Accusations of Vote Splitting are Baseless
Blog | Emily McMillan | Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012Pundits were quick yesterday to point the finger at the Green Party for allegedly splitting the left-of-centre vote in the Calgary by-election. I don’t think these people paid attention to the...
The Mathematics of the Phone Canvass
Blog | Marlene Wells | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012The Equation A great phone canvass + A great GOTV team = A great day at the polls The Explanation We have all received the emails asking for help with the phone canvass in this round of by elections...
