Green Caucus letter to Mins. Bains and O’Regan re: Small Modular Reactors

To read the green Caucus’ response to the Federal government’s investment of $20 million into Nuclear Technology, Click here. Print this page...

Green Caucus stands in solidarity with pro-democracy protests in Bulgaria

To read the Green Caucus letter in support of pro-democracy protests in Bulgaria, click here. 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 ...

Letter to Andrew Scheer RE: Obstruction of S-203 in the Senate

March 15, 2018 Dear Mr. Scheer, I am writing to ask you to end the Conservative senators’ obstruction of Bill S-203, the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act. Their procedural delay of this legislation disappoints the tens of thousands of Canadians who wish to see a vote on this bill, and reflects poorly ...

Lyme Disease Update – Federal Framework Released

Dear Friends and Supporters, I am writing to inform you that Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, has tabled the Federal Framework on Lyme Disease in Parliament. For many of us, this road has been a long and difficult one. For me it started almost ten years ago when I met Brenda Sterling in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. I wondered ...

Update on Electoral Reform – Disappointment in Parliament

Dear Friends and Supporters of Electoral Reform, A disappointment in Parliament on Wednesday, when the Liberals used their majority to defeat a motion to accept recommendations from the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. It was a slim majority in a vote of 159-146, with two courageous Liberal MPs Nathaniel Eskine-Smith and Sean Casey voting with integrity ...

Reforming the Standing Orders of the House of Commons – A Green Approach

On April 3rd, 2017, Elizabeth held a press conference and released a report detailing a number of changes which could be made to the rules and procedures governing the House of Commons in order to improve the democratic legitimacy, sustainability and functionality of Canada’s Parliament. Video footage of the press conference can be viewed here. ...

Letter to Minister Dion re: Appointment of Michael Lynk

The Honourable Minister Stéphane Dion Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 April 1, 2016 Dear Minister, I am writing to urge you to support the appointment of Professor Michael Lynk as a United Nations Advisor to the Human Rights Council. I have known Professor Lynk ...

Letter to Prime Minister Harper and German President Barroso on CETA

Dear Prime Minister Harper, Dear President Barroso, With this letter we would like to express our serious concern over provisions in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that could undermine the environment, worker’s rights, public services and consumer standards, and the democratic fabric upon which our countries are based. Within the CETA, extra-judicial investor rights through ISDS would ...