Press Conference with leadnow.ca on the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23)

Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, participated in a press conference with leadnow.ca and several other MPs from the opposition parties. leadnow.ca collected over 50,000 signatures against Bill C-23, the Fair Election Act. Print this page...

Green Party supports fair treatment of Canada’s veterans

With the closure of eight Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) offices taking effect today, the Green Party of Canada is calling on the Harper Conservatives to reverse their irresponsible cuts to veterans’ services. Bruce Hyer, the Green Party Deputy Leader and MP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, spoke at a “Memorial Service” held this morning at the ...

Return Marc Emery to Canada

Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, stood with Libby Davies (Member of Parliament for Vancouver East) and the Honourable Wayne Easter (Member of Parliament for Malpeque and former Solicitor General) in support of Jodie Emery’s attempt to have her husband, Marc, return to Canada from ...

Save Democracy Tour Update

Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, is in the middle of a 15-town, cross-country “Save Democracy” tour. This morning, Ms. May provided an update on her tour, and where she is traveling to next. For more information, visit www.greenparty.ca/tour. Print this page...

Elizabeth May Tables Bill Targeting Excessive Party Discipline

Green Leader Elizabeth May held a press conference today on her new Private Member’s Bill called An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (local endorsement of candidate). “On this day, two years ago, I was elected as Saanich-Gulf Islands’ Member of Parliament. In two years, I have seen the noxious effect of party discipline ...

Press Conference on Elizabeth May’s trip to Washington DC

Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, spent several days in Washington, D.C., speaking with congressmen, senators, and legislative staff about the Keystone XL pipeline, oil spills, climate change and other issues. She held this press conference to report on her discussions. Related interviews: CTV’s Question ...

Press Conference in Support of Mohamed Harkat

Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, joined Amnesty International Canada, members of Mohamed Harket’s family, NDP MP Randall Garrison and others on International Human Rights Day to condemn the use of security certificates. Security certificates violate virtually every precept of our laws and system of ...

Elizabeth May Supports Bill C-420 – Create the Office of Commissioner for Children and Young Persons

Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, today lent her support for Marc Garneau’s Private Members’ Bill C-420, An Act to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young Persons in Canada. The purpose of his bill is to establish an independent statutory officer, ...

May calls on Prime Minister to change course at UN climate talks

Green Party leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, held a press conference today to explain the importance of the UN Climate Conference (COP18) unfolding in Doha, Qatar, until December 7 and call on the Canadian delegation to participate in good faith. “At this conference, even more than the previous 17, the carbon-reduction negotiations will have ...

Top Musicians, Water Advocates, MPs Oppose Elimination of the Navigable Waters Protection Act

Singer-songwriters Sarah Harmer and Leslie Feist joined Gord Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip, today to speak out against the Harper Conservatives’ elimination of the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA). Their voices were joined with water activists and MPs at a press conference held just before the second, 400-plus-page, omnibus budget-implementation bill, C-45, returns ...