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 ...

Breathtaking cynicism and hypocrisy in pipeline decision, says Elizabeth May

OTTAWA – Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) slammed the Trudeau administration for committing billions of dollars of public money to the reckless Trans Mountain pipeline. “Yesterday, Parliament passed a Liberal motion declaring a climate emergency. Today, Prime Minister Trudeau worsened the climate crisis with infrastructure destined to expand and prolong oil sands ...

Elizabeth expresses disappointment, reaction to government’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

In reaction to the government’s announcement on June 19 that they will be approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Elizabeth expresses disappointment in the decision. Print this page...

To Minister of Transport: Tell freighters no more free parking in the Salish Sea

OTTAWA – Mismanagement in the Port of Vancouver has turned the waters around the southern Gulf Islands into a free parking lot for the world’s largest freighter ships, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands). “The presence of these freighters anchoring in the Salish Sea is incredibly disruptive to my constituents and the ...

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...