Environmental review inadequate without first repealing Harper-era changes, says Elizabeth May

(OTTAWA) June 20, 2016 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statement regarding the federal government’s announcement today to consult stakeholders before making changes to the Environmental Assessment (EA) process:  “When it comes to environmental assessment, Canadians are still living under Stephen Harper’s broken rules. The ...

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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Press Conference: Kinder Morgan

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Statement on Kinder Morgan

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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 ...

Adjournment Proceedings: Climate Targets

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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 ...

Earth Day at the United Nations

Knowing how many Island Tides readers are keen observers of the climate issue, as well as the impressive number of you who are climate activists, I wanted to give you a more in-depth report than that found in the mainstream media about the special United Nations signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement. Why the ceremony? ...

The move away from fossil fuels has begun

At the recent Globe conference, in an illuminating talk (literally, pun intended) energy guru Amory Lovins provided an analysis of how we have illuminated our homes over the last 200 years or so. We tend to forget how many energy sources have come and gone – from whale oil to kerosene to the electric light ...