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 issues about keeping science public to prevent Big Pharma from gaining billions from an eventual vaccine, about when the Gun control legislation will be tabled for study, and what can be done for non-profit seniors homes who continue to work hard while their costs soar.
Wednesday was a full day in Ottawa for MP Paul Manly. Paul held a press conference detailing how investing in green infrastructure is the best bet for re-starting our post-pandemic economy. Paul also attended an in-person sitting with a reduced number of Parliamentarians in Ottawa to debate Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Dairy Commission Act. This bill had to be passed to ensure that dairy products would not be dumped as demand crashes. Paul’s speech was a strong call to “re-localize” our agriculture and local businesses, including tourism. Green MPs pressed the government on more financial help for seniors, making more small business owners eligible for the Canada Emergency Business Account, and more. On Wednesday, Green MPs participated in a webinar hosted by the Green Party of Canada, entitled “what kind of world will emerge post COVID-19?”
MP Paul Manly and Green Caucus Chief of Staff Debra Eindiguer walk to West Block
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Key Moments
Question Period and Member’s Statements
In Their Own Words
Petitions
Good Sunday Morning – January 24
January 24th, 2021
Good Sunday Morning – January 10
January 10th, 2021
Good Sunday Morning – Jan 3
January 3rd, 2021
Good Sunday Morning – December 13
December 13th, 2020
Good Sunday Morning – December 6
December 6th, 2020
Good Sunday Morning – November 29
November 29th, 2020
Green Party calls on government to declare housing and homelessness national crises, clamp down on commodification of housing market
February 10th, 2021
Greens raising alarm on rapid erosion of public transportation across Canada
January 25th, 2021
Green Party urges focus and collaboration as MPs return to Parliament
January 24th, 2021
Greens join in multi-party press conference to mark the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into force
January 21st, 2021
Green MPs Elizabeth May and Jenica Atwin recognized in Maclean’s 12th annual Parliamentarians of the Year awards
January 13th, 2021
Green Party condemns steady erosion of civil liberties in Hong Kong
January 6th, 2021
‘Twas just weeks before Christmas…
December 9th, 2020
Elizabeth asks Environment Minister to close Basel Convention loophole
December 9th, 2020
Elizabeth’s statement on the 50th anniversary of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women
December 7th, 2020
Green Caucus letter to Mins. Bains and O’Regan re: Small Modular Reactors
November 9th, 2020
Green Caucus stands in solidarity with pro-democracy protests in Bulgaria
September 14th, 2020
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