Elizabeth May’s submission to the government’s International Climate Finance consultation

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Green Party Caucus Submission Budget 2021 – Restarting our Economy

Click here to read the submission of the Green Party of Canada caucus to the 2021 pre-budget consultations for restarting Canada’s economy. Print this page...

Elizabeth May’s submission to the Gazoduq pipeline project Terms of Reference

The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons K1A 0A6 July 14, 2020 RE: Consultation on the draft Terms of Reference of the Integrated Review Panel for the Gazoduq Project Dear Minister Wilkinson, I am writing today to provide feedback on the draft Terms of Reference of the Integrated Review ...

Elizabeth May’s submission to the Saskatchewan Methane Order in Council

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 RE: Consultation on the Proposed Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan July 13, 2020 ...

Elizabeth’s submission to the consultation re: offshore drilling east of Newfoundland & Labrador

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons K1A 0A4 April 30, 2020 RE: Consultation Submission on the Ministerial Regulatory Proposal to Designate Offshore Exploratory Drilling East of Newfoundland and Labrador for Exclusion under the Impact Assessment Act  Dear Minister Wilkinson, I am writing today to provide feedback on the ...

Australia: Ground Zero of Climate Politics

At a time when the toll of climate change is becoming increasingly apparent in both human and economic costs, recent events have also revealed the role corruption plays in the policy intractability around the issue. In Australia, where unprecedented bushfires have galvanized attention on the issue, the revolving door from fossil fuel lobbying to politics ...

Elizabeth May asks, ‘At what cost, Canada?’

On Friday, February 7, 2020, the CEO of Trans Mountain pipeline, Ian Anderson, announced that the costs of building the pipeline expansion have “soared from an initial estimate of $7.4 billion to $12.6 billion.” That seemingly straight-forward statement is replete with misconceptions.For one thing, the pipeline’s “initial estimate” was not $7.4 billion. In the National ...

Elizabeth calls the B.C. salmon season of 2019 a disaster

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the hon. Prime Minister. The B.C. salmon season of 2019 was a complete disaster. It constituted an emergency situation for many indigenous peoples for whom salmon is a staple food of deep cultural and spiritual significance. For the fishermen, tendermen and shore-workers, it is an economic disaster. These groups ...

Elizabeth May responds to the Liberal government’s Speech from the Throne

Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise today for the first time this year and at the start of a new decade. I would like to share my time with my colleague, the hon. member for Nanaimo—Ladysmith. I am very happy that all the members of the Green Party will have an opportunity to speak ...

Elizabeth May calls on the government to reject the Teck Frontier mine

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. We are in, unquestionably, a situation of climate emergency globally. Canada participated at COP25 in Madrid, and we all know that this year every country within the Paris agreement has to improve our target. We know we are not yet on a track to hit the ...