Green Caucus Week in Review | 06/01-06/05

Week in Review: June 1 – 5 (le français suit) This week Green MPs responded to the shocking killing of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in the United States, and the ensuing protests across North America. The Green caucus stands in solidarity with victims of race-based violence and is committed to creating a more just and ...

Virtual Community Meeting June 2nd

Let’s get together – even when we can’t! You’re invited to a Virtual Community Meeting with your Member of Parliament for Saanich – Gulf Islands on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm PST. RSVP and submit a question ahead of time.   Click here to register! Click here to submit a question! Print this page...

COVID-19 – RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

Latest Announcements More information from the Government of Canada will be uploaded as it becomes available. Canada Emergency Business Account: The Prime Minister announced on May 19 that eligibility will be expanded, details coming soon Canada Emergency Student Benefit: Applications opened Friday, May 15 Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance for Small Businesses: Applications are now open ...

Yes, oil is dead. Just read the writing on the wall. (National Observer)

  Read this article on the National Observer website   By Elizabeth May | Opinion | May 12th 2020 #547 of 554 articles from the Special Report: Coronavirus in Canada Saying oil is dead is not a prediction for Elizabeth May, it is simply reading the writing on the wall. File photo from The Canadian Press It has ...

Elizabeth May responds to John Ivison: The oilsands are not worth investing in (National Post)

Click here to read this article on the National Post website Click here to read John Ivison’s piece Click here to read Elizabeth’s original article in Policy Magazine   Elizabeth May responds to John Ivison: The oilsands are not worth investing in The federal government should invest in Alberta. But it should place its bet ...

Green Caucus in Review | 05/04 – 05/08

Week in Review: May 4 – May 8 (le français suit) This was the second week of the mixed virtual and in-person Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic. MPs Paul Manly and Jenica Atwin joined remotely from their ridings of Nanaimo – Ladysmith and Fredericton, respectively. Elizabeth May stayed in Ottawa to cover two Wednesdays in person, and returned to Saanich-Gulf Islands ...

Good Sunday Morning – May 3

Good Sunday Morning! This Sunday marks the beginning of my tenth year as the Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands. Thanks to many of you, I have been re-elected twice and hope to hold the seat in the next federal election. (Yes, I am running again!) If you are a constituent living in Saanich-Gulf Islands, ...

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 ...

Green Caucus Week in Review | 04/20-04/24

Week in Review: April 20 - 24 (le français suit)   Submissions to MP Jenica Atwin’s Earth Day challenge ​ This week was profoundly difficult for many many Canadians affected by the mass shooting in Nova Scotia. Green MPs hold Nova Scotians in their hearts, and send their deepest condolences to the family and friends of those lost. “Our hearts ...

Good Sunday Morning – April 19

Good Sunday Morning!   In the time line I set for myself of COVID-19 (March 9th being the first day), we are heading into Week 7 of pandemic world. Last Saturday, when I was in Parliament to pass legislation to expand the wage subsidy, I was quite sure that we would not reconvene on April ...