Community Pride Parades
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 01 Jul 2007My last two Sundays have been all about parades. Last Sunday was the Pride Parade in Toronto; today was the 100th anniversary Canada Day parade in...My last two Sundays have been all about parades....
Headline Writers
Blog | Elizabeth May | Saturday, 30 Jun 2007Usually I bemoan the fact that headline writers do not always capture the facts of an article in crafting a quick and dirty headline. Stories can be fairly accurate, but messed up by headline...
At home in New Glasgow
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 17 Jun 2007I have been living in New Glasgow, commuting to Ottawa as needed, since May 1st when I rented a lovely house on the Westside. I am now in the process of buying a house in New Glasgow that I totally...
Canada's Complicity in Weapons of Mass Destruction
Blog | Adriane Carr | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2007Today I did a pre-taped interview with 'X'Zone Radio on the use of Canadian uranium in weapons of mass destruction (being webcast on www.xzone-radio.com across Canada and the U.S.A. on Wednesday June...
The Honourable Member
Blog | Elizabeth May | Monday, 11 Jun 2007The terms for personages of achievement are called “honorifics.” I could go around calling my self “Dr. May” if I wanted, thanks to the great honour of three honourary doctorates. Ministers of the...
Al Gore and me
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 01 Jun 2007I do not know Al Gore well. I idolized his father Senator Albert Gore, one of the first Senators to oppose the war in Vietnam. Coming from Tennessee that was really something. When I was eleven, I...
What you miss by flying
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 31 May 2007I am enjoying the third trip this month by rail between Nova Scotia and Ontario. I take the train to avoid carbon emissions from flying, but I also take the train because it is such an entirely...
FIRE AND ICE
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 08 May 2007It is hard to explain climate science to those who don’t want to know. Yesterday in the House at Question Period, Liberal MP Scott Simms from Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor asked Fisheries...
Surrealistic Days
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 24 Apr 2007Sorry it has been so long since I have written anything for the blog. Of course, I am writing all the time. I was particularly proud of the quick turn around on the analysis of the Harper...
Letter from Some Supporters
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 22 Apr 2007I recently received an email from one of our EDAs. I thought it was a great letter of encouragement, and wanted to share this with everyone. Dear Elizabeth May: We worked for your leadership run...
