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 ...

Speech: Military Action in Iraq

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, with that, let me convey my thanks to all members of this House for the rare unanimous consent to allow a member from an unrecognized party to respond, although I do stand here recognized as a member of Parliament for the Green Party. I want to reflect very briefly on the ...

Combatting Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-8)

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to speak on Bill C-8, which is a bill that deals with quite sweeping changes to copyright infringement and intellectual property rights in Canada. I presented numerous amendments to the bill before committee, and I am sorry to say that, shockingly, my amendments did not ...

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act (Bill C-41)

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased, as this debate continues on the Canada-Korea free trade agreement, particularly on Bill C-41, which would bring the treaty into effect, that as the leader of the Green Party of Canada, I am able to put more fully on the record the position I have stated so far ...

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act (Bill C-13)

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to speak today to Bill C-13. It is a sad moment because this bill contains all the flaws it had at first reading. I want to also put on the record that I regret the Speaker’s decision. I understand the Speaker’s reasoning, but I would ...

Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (Bill C-36)

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, it is rare, and members of the House will know it, standing as the leader of the Green Party of Canada and member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands, that I have not availed myself of the opportunity to present amendments at committee stage under new rules that were adopted last fall. ...

Agriculture Growth Act

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the speech by my friend from Sudbury. We need to look at Bill C-18 in the larger context of trends. I am concerned with what we have seen happening under this administration, which is a steady trend away from publicly funded research into new seed varieties. That is how ...

Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my friend, the hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, seems to be mistaken. He seems to think that the official opposition is imposing these closures and taking pleasure in them. Clearly, it is, of course, the Conservative administration that is breaking all records. The reason that the process of speeding bills through ...

Federal Framework on Lyme Disease Act

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I am deeply indebted to all members on all sides of the House. I will not need my five minutes, as I do not plan on making a long statement. I want to close at this third reading of Bill C-442 by turning our attention to the people who are suffering ...

Federal Framework on Lyme Disease Act

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. By the time they are diagnosed, people have often already had this disease for many years. That makes things difficult because this disease becomes more complex after a few years. More research is needed. We need to ...