Speech: Shooting on Parliament Hill

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I thank all my colleagues for giving me this opportunity to speak on this very serious and grave day. We had a horrible day yesterday. I especially want to thank the Prime Minister for his words today, as well as the Leader of the Opposition and the leader of the Liberal ...

What I have done so far

May 19, 2011 Just weeks after the May 2nd election I wrote the Chief Electoral Officer to request an investigation into the attempts at electoral fraud across Canada. “During Election Day, May 2nd 2011, Canadians from coast to coast reported receiving bogus calls misdirecting them to the wrong polling stations. This sort of activity is ...

Was the 2008 campaign in Saanich-Gulf Islands the pilot project for robocall voter fraud?

I think so. Defeated Liberal candidate Briony Penn thinks so. Do you remember that election? The Conservative candidate was incumbent Gary Lunn. Penn was the Liberal candidate, Andrew Lewis was running for the Greens and the NDP candidate, Julian West, had had to withdraw from the race. By the time West withdrew it was past ...

Findings related to the Conservative Party in Mr. Justice Mosley’s ruling in the Council of Canadians case

Mr. Justice Mosley found “that the most likely source of the information used to make the misleading calls was the CIMS database maintained and controlled by the CPC, accessed for that purpose by a person or persons currently unknown to this Court. There is no evidence to indicate that the use of the CIMS database ...

Why the judge in the Sona case thinks the Crown witness was likely involved

Michael Sona was convicted on the evidence of a number of people. His friends, testifying reluctantly for the most part, painted a picture Mr. Justice Hearn found convincing – of a young man with a flair for drama, who loved his role in a political act of criminality. Michael Sona was so thrilled with the ...

What we learned from the two judges who have studied the robocalls

It is instructive to read the two court rulings back to back. One, Mr. Justice Mosley from the Federal Court was dealing with what is generally called the Council of Canadians case – an attempt to overturn the election of six conservative MPs where fraudulent calls had been made. He ruled in 2013. In the ...

Can we be sure the next election will be fair?

In my town hall meetings, I am privileged to hear from constituents about a range of issues. One concern that comes up frequently is deeply troubling. Voters are worried that we cannot count on the next election taking place without dirty tricks. This is Canada. We send experts in electoral fairness to emerging democracies to ...

Your Opinion Matters – Robo Calls

In this issue… Can we be sure the next election will be fair? What we learned from the two judges who have studied the robocalls Why the judge in the Sona case thinks the Crown witness was likely involved Findings related to the Conservative Party in Mr. Justice Mosley’s ruling in the Council of Canadians ...

Parliamentary Page Programme

Each year, 40 students are selected from high schools and CEGEPs across Canada to come to Ottawa to work as pages in the House of Commons. Pages have the opportunity to learn about the House of Commons while witnessing the legislative process first hand. Those hired as pages work on a part-time basis during their ...

Question Period – Site C Clean Energy Project

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my question for the Prime Minister relates to the joint review panel on the proposed Site C development in British Columbia. The panel review is very clear that there will be significant effects, that cannot be mitigated, affecting the hunting, fishing, and trapping rights of Treaty 8, Saulteau, and Blueberry River ...