Canada Summer Jobs applications close Jan 29!

Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market. The Canada Summer Jobs program objectives align with the redesigned Youth Employment and Skills ...

What is the basis for claiming Kinder Morgan is a major job creator?

Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, there have been a lot of claims made, even here today in the House, about the jobs that would be created by Kinder Morgan, but there is no evidence to back up those claims. There is no evidence because the National Energy Board refused to hear the evidence of Unifor. The ...

Statement in Support of Women’s Marches

(OTTAWA) January 18, 2018 — Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) expresses support for the 2018 Sister marches taking place across Canada on Saturday, inspired by the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. Elizabeth will march and introduce speakers at the Victoria event. “I am so excited about the marches happening in communities from Yukon to Newfoundland ...

Backgrounder: Bill S-203 Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphin Acts

Bill S-203 Summary Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphin Acts, is strong, spearheading legislation that would protect cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) from the trauma of confinement for human entertainment by banning their captive breeding, imports, exports and live captures. The bill does not stop or impede the rescue, research or rehabilitation ...

Situation in Myanmar: Information and Resources

On Tuesday, September 26th, the House met for an emergency debate on the situation in Myanmar. Elizabeth May made several interventions, which you can read about here. Below you will find information on how this crisis began and what you can do to help. Background Myanmar is a majority Buddhist country of 51.5 million people ...

Recommended Viewing: Dr Robert Davies – The Great Big Context of Climate Disruption

Human-driven climate disruption poses extreme risks in the coming decades. Indeed some people, societies, species, and ecosystems have already experienced significant, even catastrophic consequences. Recognition of the scale and immediacy of this malady is now driving a new era of mitigation strategies. Climate disruption, however, is not a single ailment that can be treated in ...

Recommended Viewing: Tony Seba – Clean Disruption – Why Energy & Transportation will be Obsolete by 2030

Tony Seba’s Clean Disruption Keynote presentation at the Swedbank Nordic Energy Summit in Oslo, Norway, March 17th, 2016. The keynote, based on the book ‘Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation’ assert that four technology categories will disrupt energy and transportation by: 1- Batteries / Energy Storage 2- Electric Vehicles 3- Self-Driving Vehicles 4- Solar Energy ...