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 ...

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, ...

Green Caucus Week in Review | 04/27 – 05/01

Week in Review: April 27 - May 1 (le français suit)   MP Paul Manly during Tuesday’s virtual parliament  ​ This week Canada’s Parliament met virtually during the first meeting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite some technical difficulties, ultimately the virtual session with around 177 MPs from across the country was a success. MP Paul Manly and ...

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 ...

Good Sunday Morning – April 26

Good Sunday Morning! It has been a very hard week. My home province is reeling from the worst mass murder in Canadian history. Like most people from Pictou County, I know family members of victims. For all Canadians, this week has been brutal. Our hearts are broken. It was also a week for celebration – ...

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 ...

Green Caucus Week in Review | 04/14-04/18

Week in Review: April 14 – 18 “Unprecedented” has become the word to describe the COVID-19 pandemic. Saturday, April 11 was no exception, when the House convened on Holy Saturday for the first time in Canadian Parliament history. As MP Jenica Atwin attended the House on March 24 to pass the first COVID-19 Emergency Aid legislation, ...

Good Sunday Morning – April 12

Good Sunday Morning! Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Chag Pesach Sameach! On Good Friday, a day when I would normally shut off my email and phone, committing to quiet contemplation and fasting, I packed my suitcase for the first time in weeks and headed back to Ottawa. For the first time ever, I wore a mask ...