Letter to Minister Baird Regarding the Arms Trade

The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa ON K1A 0A2 6 March 2013 Dear Mr. Baird,   I am writing to express my hopes and concerns regarding the upcoming negotiations of the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to be held in New York ...

Letter to VIA Rail’s CEO regarding the recent cuts to service

M. Marc Laliberté President and Chief Executive Officer VIA Rail Canada VIA Rail Head Office 3 Place Ville Marie, Ste 500 Montreal, QC H3B 2C9 January 28, 2013 Dear M. Laliberté, As leader of the Green Party, I have long been a strong advocate for passenger rail.  Prior to a life in politics, I was ...

Open letter to the Honourable Darrell Pasloski and Honourable Brad Cathers

Premier Darrell Pasloski Yukon Government Administration Building 2071 Second Avenue P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 February 25, 2013 Open letter to the Honourable Darrell Pasloski, Yukon Premier and Honourable Brad Cathers, Minister of Energy Mines and Resources; I am writing to you today at the close of the public input period regarding the ...

Elizabeth May’s submission on the Environmental Assessment for the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement

Environmental Assessments of Trade Agreements Trade Agreements and NAFTA Secretariat Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 November 10, 2012 To whom it may concern, The following comments are submitted as part of the Environmental Assessment of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA) signed in Vladivostok, ...

Letter to the Speaker of House of Commons asking for an emergency debate on FIPA

Dear Mr. Speaker, Please accept this letter as further background to the letter I submitted on Friday, October 26, 2012 requesting an Emergency Debate on the investment treaty between the Peoples’ Republic of China and the Government of Canada, signed September 9, 2012, and tabled before this House on September 26, 2012. In that letter ...

Letter to Request Emergency Debate on Canada-China Investment Deal

The Honourable Andrew Scheer Speaker House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 September 28, 2012 Dear Mr. Speaker, I write to you today on a matter of the utmost urgency. Pursuant to Standing Order 52(2), please accept this letter as written notice of my intention to rise, immediately following the conclusion of Routine Proceedings on ...

Position on M-312

My office has been swamped with over 25,000 emails in the last 24 hours, asking me to vote against Motion M-312 next week. Only Robogate received more traction since I’ve become an MP. Everyone who has contacted my office has received a reply, despite the volume. For those interested, here is my response. Thank you ...

Letter to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, requesting a Royal Inquiry to restore Canada to a free and fair democracy

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom August 30, 2012 Your Majesty, I wish to write to you regarding a matter of grave importance to Canadians, and I request your assistance with this matter. The mechanisms Canada had in place to ensure free and fair democratic elections appear to be ...

A letter to Stephen Harper about NRTEE

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 June 7, 2012 Prime Minister, We, current and past members of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, are writing to state clearly and unequivocally that we oppose the elimination of this important, multi-stakeholder advisory body. ...

May seeks emergency debate on Robocalls

Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, has contacted the Speaker to request an emergency debate on the growing scandal around misleading robocalls during the 2011 federal election. Mr. Speaker, As you are by now no doubt aware, on Thursday, February 23rd, the Ottawa Citizen reported the existence ...