Petitions (Human Rights & Agriculture)

Human Rights Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition signed primarily by petitioners from the Toronto and Richmond Hill area. It is on behalf of the Hungarian community in Canada. Petitioners are very concerned about the abuse of the human rights of the Hungarian community within the nation of Romania. They ask ...

Green Party Questions Harper Government Silence on Turkish Democracy Crisis

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, MP Saanich-Gulf Islands, today expressed her dismay at the deafening silence from the Harper Conservatives to the deteriorating political situation in Turkey, resulting from a harsh police clamp down on peaceful protesters. The protesters had initially been seeking to prevent the destruction of the last treed green space in central ...

Green Party Marks International Day for Biodiversity

The Green Party today celebrates the UN International Day for Biodiversity (IDB), designed to promote and protect the diversity of our ecosystems, species, genes, even our landscape. The IDB was first celebrated on December 29 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on Biodiversity in 1993.  Canada played a leading role countering George Bush’s ...

Being old is not what it used to be

The CPP is sustainable and reliable, but it is time to review whether RRSP is working as a vehicle. “Old age is not for sissies,” said Bette Davis. Indeed, it is not, but the images from our childhood of what it meant to be “old” have changed dramatically. Of course, as I enter my 60th ...

Elizabeth May Speaking at Falun Dafa Month Rally on Parliament Hill

Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, spoke to hundreds at a Falun Dafa Month Rally on Parliament Hill. Thank you very much for that generous  welcome. It’s true that I have a petition on my website (elizabethmaymp.ca).  It’s available for everyone.  It’s very important because ...

Elizabeth May to Speak at Falun Dafa Rally

Public event for Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May for Wednesday, May 8th is: 1:15 p.m. – Green Leader Elizabeth May will speak at Falun Dafa Month rally on Parliament Hill. Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario NOTE: Rally speeches will start at 1:00 p.m. Print this page...

Question Period: Humanitarian Crisis in Syria

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I think all members of the House are aware of the growing humanitarian crisis created by the ongoing and very difficult hostilities in Syria. There are over one million refugees in camps in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, and there is inadequate help for those people who are caught up in the ...

Will You Wear Pink Today?

April 10this the Day of Pink, the International Day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia in schools and communities. The Green Party of Canada invites everyone to celebrate diversity by wearing pink today. “I will be wearing pink today. Day of Pink is about speaking out and letting everyone know that we will not accept ...

Petitions – Falun Gong

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, last are petitions from residents of the Toronto area highlighting the human rights abuses in the People’s Republic of China. Petitioners call on the government to act to protect, in particular, practitioners of Falun Gong and Falun Dafa, and I am sure that extends to other minority groups within China. Print this ...

May to Speak at ‘Rally for a Free Tibet’

Public event for Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May for Saturday, March 9th is: 1:00 p.m. – Green Leader Elizabeth May will speak at the Rally for a Free Tibet. BC Legislature front steps Victoria, British Columbia NOTES: Ms. May will speak at approximately 1:20 p.m. Green Party of Canada’s release on the 54th Tibetan ...