Community Newsletter: Climate Change

I recently sent a newsletter to my constituents on the issue of climate change. You can read it here. You can also fill out a survey about climate change policies here. Print this page...

After a lost decade, it’s time to ratchet up our target

The context of our current challenge in the intertwined imperative for both a strong climate and energy strategy is embedded in former prime minister Stephen Harper’s record. We have lost 10 years. The losses piled up from the minute in spring of 2006 when Harper’s new Conservative minority government cancelled every element of former Liberal ...

Conférence de presse – Énergie est

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Statement on World Environment Day 2016

(OTTAWA) June 5, 2016 - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich – Gulf Islands), issued the following statement on World Environment Day: “World Environment Day celebrates the efforts of those who work for a healthier environment. It has been marked by the United Nations since 1972 on the occasion of the ...

Why can’t we talk about climate change?

In the last week of June 1988, there was a brutal heat wave holding a wilting Toronto in its grip. I was the senior policy advisor to the federal minister of environment and part of the team that organized a major international conference that took place in Toronto that week, ‘Our Changing Atmosphere: Implications for ...

Why is Canadian LNG largely unregulated?

British Columbians need to have a say on the provincial government’s commitment to link the province’s economic future to a very large bet on LNG. The total number of plants currently proposed for BC approach in volume the entire current global capacity. Yet, any review of the global industry reveals declining demand. When examined for ...

There is only one future economy, and it’s green

We can no longer discuss the economy in isolation from the climate crisis. Put bluntly, we have no economic future if we continue to assume the changes to meet the Paris Agreement commitments are mere tweaks on “business as usual.” Nor do we avoid climate disaster through carbon pricing alone. We need to set a ...

Statement by Elizabeth May: Earth Hour 2016

(OTTAWA) March 19, 2016 -The Green Party of Canada released the following statement to mark Earth Hour 2016: “Earth Hour is a reminder that the small steps we take as individuals can have a collective impact on the environment and energy consumption,” said Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada. “At COP21, Canada and the ...

Energy East Press Conference

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Federal government should reject funding, subsidies for Energy East pipeline project

(OTTAWA) March 9, 2016 – As the business case for the Energy East pipeline project falls apart, the Green Party of Canada is urging the federal government to commit to no public investments or financial guarantees in the scheme. “TransCanada can spend all the money it wants on trying to push through this dated energy project, ...