Elizabeth May joins colleagues in honouring the late Mark Warawa, MP for Langley-Aldergrove

Mr. Speaker and dear friends, the hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove can now be addressed by his real name, because he has passed from us. Mark Warawa was a dear friend of mine, and I want to identify some things about my experience of knowing Mark, in expressing my deep condolences to Diane. One thing I noticed right ...

Elizabeth May vous souhaite une bonne Saint-Jean!

Joyeuse Saint-Jean-Baptiste! Partout au pays, dans les défilés colorés et les fêtes animées, on souligne la Saint-Jean-Baptiste : Fête nationale du Québec. Cette journée nous célébrons les contributions que la langue française et la tradition québécoise nous apportent. Elles sont essentielles pour notre pays diversifié. Cette journée marque aussi le début de l’été. Soyez sage ...

Bill C-83 on solitary confinement, as it stands, violates the constitution

Mr. Speaker, for my hon. friend, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety,, I recognize that the bill before us would make improvements in the situation of solitary confinement. I am particularly grateful to her colleague, the hon. member for Oakville North—Burlington, for working so collaboratively on the committee and helping some of my amendments ...

Elizabeth’s Submission to the Consultation on Draft Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax Legislation

Tax Policy Branch Department of Finance Canada June 17, 2019 RE: Consultation on Draft Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax Legislation To Whom It May Concern: I appreciate this opportunity to offer feedback on the Department of Finance’s draft legislation amending the Excise Tax Act. My brief comments today will focus on the proposal to ...

Will the Conservative climate plan be based on a target in line with the Paris Agreement?

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I also tried to rise to speak to another Manitoba member, the Liberal member for Winnipeg North. I agree with the claim referenced by both members, that Canada is in a good position to exert world leadership. Canada has a tradition of punching above its weight. However, right now, the horrible ...

When will the government change its climate target to be consistent with the targets set out by the United Nations?

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Emergency climate declaration debate: “This is an emergency, and we must work together”

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, this is a moment of extreme cognitive dissonance. We have before us a motion that there is a climate emergency that was tabled on May 16 and then adjourned for a month. For an emergency, we should not be adjourning debate, nor should we have closure on debate.   I think ...

Week in Review: June 10 – 14

Week in Review: June 10 - 14 Welcome back to the parliamentary Week in Review for our Green Members of Parliament! This weekly e-newsletter recaps Elizabeth May and Paul Manly's work in Parliament when the House is in session. Using the links below, you can watch videos of Elizabeth and Paul's interventions in the House, keep ...

The government’s freedom of information legislation is insufficient

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague on his first speech as the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board. I just wish he had better content for his first speech. Bill C-58 is such a massive disappointment. I have never seen a commissioner like the Privacy Commissioner pan legislation as ...

The amendments to Bill C-69, on environmental impact assessments, are despicable

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, words may fail me, and that rarely happens. This bill is despicable. The minister should be ashamed of the claim she makes on the floor of this House, the claim that she is supported by doing consultations, when she explicitly ignored the advice of the expert panel on environmental assessment. It ...