Press conference: David Suzuki, Elizabeth May, and Paul Manly on Kenney government’s misleading TMX pipeline campaign

David Suzuki, Elizabeth May, and Paul Manly hold press conference on Kenney government’s misleading Trans Mountain pipeline campaign. Print this page...

PBO report on carbon tax misses target, says Elizabeth May

OTTAWA – Today’s Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report Closing the Gap: Carbon pricing for the Paris target is mislabelled, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands). “When the PBO and others refer to Canada’s commitment to achieve the Paris target, they are actually referring to the target established by Stephen Harper in 2015 ...

Advisory Council’s $15 billion single-payer pharmacare recommendation step in right direction, timeline unacceptable

OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s advisory council today recommended the establishment of a $15 billion universal, single-payer public pharmacare system. The plan would create a new drug agency to oversee a national list of prescription medicines. Initial coverage of some common and essential prescription medicines is slated to begin in January, 2022 with an expanded ...

Press Conference: Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins, passes!

Bill S-203, Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins, passes! Elizabeth joins colleagues, activists, and organizations at a press conference to discuss what this means for whales and dolphins in Canada, and next steps.   Print this page...

Overcoming substantial obstacles, ‘Free Willy’ bill finally passes

OTTAWA – Bill S-203, the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act cleared its final hour of debate at third reading and was passed in the House of Commons today. Bill S-203 was introduced by former Senator Wilfred Moore in December 2015 and then sponsored by Senator Murray Sinclair. After much procedural delay, it ...

Press conference: Elizabeth joins colleagues in calling for public inquiry into the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy

Elizabeth may joins colleagues in calling for federal government to launch public inquiry into the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy. Print this page...

Press conference: Elizabeth joins colleagues in the “Up For Debate” campaign launch, to promote women’s rights and gender equality in the 2019 election

PRESS CONFERENCE: On May 29, 2019, Elizabeth May joins colleagues in the Up For Debate campaign launch: A non-partisan coalition effort to promote women’s rights and gender equality in the 2019 federal election campaign.   Print this page...

An Oilsands Bargain that Actually Makes Sense

In December 2015, the world agreed to the Paris Accord; to slash greenhouse gas emissions to hold global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C (over what it was before the Industrial Revolution), and, if we miss that target, to as far below 2 degrees as possible. The International Energy Agency (IEA) is not an ...

‘Hell on earth’: May leans on Liberals to denounce Australia’s policy on asylum-seekers

Green Party leader says the hardline migration policy down under is worst of any modern democracy Kathleen Harris · CBC News · Posted: May 17, 2018 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 3 hours ago A new petition to the House of Commons calls on Canada to denounce Australia’s hardline policy on asylum seekers. Many ...

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 ...