Elizabeth May asks, ‘At what cost, Canada?’

On Friday, February 7, 2020, the CEO of Trans Mountain pipeline, Ian Anderson, announced that the costs of building the pipeline expansion have “soared from an initial estimate of $7.4 billion to $12.6 billion.” That seemingly straight-forward statement is replete with misconceptions.For one thing, the pipeline’s “initial estimate” was not $7.4 billion. In the National ...

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...

Elizabeth May “extremely disappointed” in the B.C. Court of Appeal ruling today

May 24, 2019 Ottawa — Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) expressed dismay at the B.C. Court of Appeal’s ruling on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. “I am extremely disappointed that the court did not recognize the right of B.C. to regulate environmental risks, as a separate area from the NEB’s overall regulatory authority,” said Ms. ...

Elizabeth May’s constituents petition against government purchase of Trans Mountain pipeline

Elizabeth presents a petition on behalf of her constituents, who are calling on the government to halt the purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Print this page...

Why are we still pretending Kinder Morgan is in our national interest?

Elizabeth May’s adjournment proceeding from October 22, 2018 Print this page...

Elizabeth explains the Federal Court of Appeal ruling on Kinder Morgan

THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL RULING ON KINDER MORGAN EXPLAINED TSLEIL-WAUTUTH NATION, CITY OF VANCOUVER, CITY OF BURNABY, THE SQUAMISH NATION (also known as the SQUAMISH INDIAN BAND), XÀLEK/SEKYÚ SIÝ AM, CHIEF IAN CAMPBELL on his own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Squamish Nation, COLDWATER INDIAN BAND, CHIEF LEE SPAHAN in ...

Kennedy Stewart’s last petition: Stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline

Kennedy Stewart – Member for Burnaby South Mr. Speaker, this is my last week in the House of Commons, and this will be my last petition that I present on stopping the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Citizens of Burnaby have signed this petition, immediately calling on the government to prevent this new pipeline from proceeding through ...

Salt Spring Elementary School petitions for spending on renewable energy, not pipelines

Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition. This was put together by citizens of Canada. Some people do not recognize that our petition process can accept signatures from those under 18 years of age. This petition comes from Salt Spring Elementary School. The petitioners ask the government to reconsider spending $7.4 billion on ...

Kinder Morgan’s dodgy finances

Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Timmins—James Bay made a lot of good points about this pipeline. I want to put something to the House that I do not think anyone has raised yet, and that is the financing around this, which is pretty dodgy. We have to remember that Kinder Morgan was founded ...

What’s the government plan after the Federal Court of Appeal rules on Kinder Morgan?

Elizabeth May Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada apparently just bought a pipeline from Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion, which it bought for $550 million. There are 15 different court cases right now: indigenous rights cases, environmental group cases, and municipal cases. When the Federal Court of Appeal rules, if the court rules that the ...