Occupy
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 06 Nov 2011If there is one convenient media put-down for the “Occupy Movement” it is that it has no coherent set of demands, no apparent leader and no clear organization. For Canadian commentators, including...
The Muzzling of Government Scientists (Question Period)
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 07 Oct 2011(Question in the House of Commons) Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP): Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment to continuously try to unravel the muzzling of...
What I said in the House on Bill C-10
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 29 Sep 2011Last night, in the final two minutes of debate of the omnibus crime bill, I managed to get in the last word: Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP):Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking and this...
The first week
Blog | Elizabeth May | Monday, 26 Sep 2011Hello citizens, I'm reporting in after the first five days of the fall parliamentary calendar, finally posting this blog Monday morning. Our proceedings were dominated by two pieces of legislation,...
9/11
Blog | Elizabeth May | Saturday, 10 Sep 2011This Sunday is the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks now known simply as “9-11.” I remember absolutely everything about that day. We were putting the finishing touches on the simultaneous...
Whatever happened to the contempt charges? What happened to release of Afghan detainee documents?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 29 Jul 2011One of the most aggravating things about the current state of Canadian journalism is the spotty and fragmented way in which events are reported. When my book detailing the...
The Twitter fire storm and why I said what I said about Wi-Fi
Blog | Elizabeth May | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011It has been an interesting day. While doing my work on constituency matters, I tried to keep at bay a growing furor over why I had tweeted about the safety of electromagnetic radiation and Wi-Fi. I...
Message to our Members
Blog | Elizabeth May | Monday, 25 Jul 2011My mantra in politics has been “Voting matters; participation matters; citizens have power.” Voting also matters in internal party issues, and members have power. Please take the...
What’s next for Harry Potter?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Saturday, 16 Jul 2011Now that our boy wizard has vanquished evil and defeated “He who must not be named,” what is next? Harry Potter and the Deathly Climate Hallows? Harry Potter and the Planet of Fire? Harry Potter...
Follow-up
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 08 Jul 2011Further to my last blog about the flooding of the Souris, here is a response from a dear friend and esteemed climate scientist Dr. James Bruce. Among his many credentials, Jim is an Officer of the...
