Elizabeth’s letter to Justin Trudeau: URGENT – Pacific salmon in crisis

Click the link to read Elizabeth’s letter to the Prime Minister regarding the crisis state of Pacific salmon:  Trudeau, Justin (Urgent – Pacific Salmon in crisis) Print this page...

Good Sunday Morning – September 7

Good Sunday Morning! September and amid our COVID blues, we have campaigning! On September 14th watch for two big events. The inspiring team led by David Coon, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party, will face its first re-election test. David first won his Fredericton seat in 2014, being only the second Green to win a ...

Green Party welcomes appointment of Chrystia Freeland as finance minister

OTTAWA – The Green Party welcomes Chrystia Freeland as the first woman to serve as Canada’s Finance Minister. “It is incredible that in 153 years of our national existence, today is the first day our finances have been entrusted to a woman,” said Green Party parliamentary leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands).  “Chrystia Freeland has ...

Good Sunday Morning – August 2

Good Sunday Morning! And August already! Let us celebrate August 1st – Emancipation Day! Marking the passing of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act in the British Parliament. In our Green Party release supporting the official designation of August 1st in Canada as Emancipation Day (as in many countries around the world), we made note of ...

Green Caucus Week in Review 06/08-06/12

Week in Review: June 8 – 12 (le français suit) This week, Green MPs launched Reimagining our Future: Reconnected, Renewed, Resilient, a vision for Canada’s post-pandemic future. Reimagining our Future is a bold and detailed blueprint for a sustainable and prosperous recovery that will drive Canada’s transition to a green economy and a just society. Elizabeth spoke at the press conference to launch Reimagining our Future, ...

Green Caucus Week in Review | 06/01-06/05

Week in Review: June 1 – 5 (le français suit) This week Green MPs responded to the shocking killing of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in the United States, and the ensuing protests across North America. The Green caucus stands in solidarity with victims of race-based violence and is committed to creating a more just and ...

Good Sunday Morning – May 24

Re-opening after COVID-19 Good Sunday Morning! Around the world, some countries inch toward re-opening, while others shutter. Globally, more than five million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and nearly 350,000 people have died. We know we are lucky in Canada. We are particularly lucky in British Columbia. But nowhere in Canada are we out ...

Good Sunday Morning – May 17

Good Sunday Morning!  Amazingly enough, my time line for pandemic tells me this is week 11 in lock down. The days have blurred together, but with parliamentary committees meeting virtually every week day, at least weekends have begun to feel different. I still work through Saturday and Sunday, but mostly in zoom meetings with constituents ...

Green Caucus Week in Review | 05/10 – 05/14

Week in Review: May 10 – May 14 Between virtual parliaments on Tuesday and Thursday, in-person parliament on Wednesday, and hours of virtual committee meetings, the Green caucus was spread thin and working hard. The on-going furor over Elizabeth’s comment that “oil is dead” led to further articles and debates in media. On Tuesday, Elizabeth raised ...

Good Sunday Morning – May 10

Good Sunday Morning! And to all mothers reading this, Happy Mother’s Day! My Mother’s Day was made on Friday with a delivery call from the door of our building to say I had flowers.  It was the first time my 28-year old Cate has ever sent me flowers. And what a gorgeous bouquet of local ...